Been there done that. South East Asia and typically Malaysia is really easy to have a good life. Cost of living is still low by any standard and quality of life is considerably good. City life, wonderful weather, nature, mountain, sun, sea, diving, beach resorts, night life, shopping, and not to mention just within 2 - 3 hours away from all the beach resorts of the world, nature and exotic cities and people of Asia. What else do you need. Earn USD 14000 with DXB/HKG/SIN cost of living or USD 12000 in Malaysia?