Hello all,
Hope everyone is having a good day!
I am from India and have been marked for a transfer to KL in my company... they are still working on the offer package. Am married and have 2 kids (1 is 3 yrs old, the other is 4 months old).
So, I have a few questions specific to my case and would really appreciate any guidance from you folks on those.
If everything falls in to place correctly, I would be working in from our office in PJ. But since I would want to keep the option of going back to India sometime in the future, I am looking at GIIS in Brickfields as the school option for my eldest child... so I am thinking of finding an apartment close by to the school instead of office (within walking distance would be awesome) so that I can drop my kid in the morning and my wife can pick him up at noon. Would I be able to get good apartment options within a 1KM radius from the GIIS school? Would you recommend any other location? I would of course have to get a car... would it be a better option to purchase (new, old?) or lease one for at least the first couple of months?
This last question is a bit more tricky... I work in semiconductor industry, have a Master's in EE, 8 years of work experience. I won't be on an expat package... so, I am wondering what is the ballpark salary figure for a person with my credentials as stated above. I get a good package (salary+RSUs) to the tune of > Rs. 15LPA back here in India... and I will be in a senior engineering position in my KL job. So, I am thinking I can reasonably expect to get a package which is ~RM 15K/month. Please correct me if my impression is wrong. Not too worried about lifestyle costs since all we are vegetarians, non-drinkers and lead a simple, borderline-minimalistic lifestyle. But I don't want to skimp on any comfort for my kids.
Thank you for your time to read through this and thanks in advance for your help!