M'sia ranks top of 10 safest places to retire in Asia on under RM9,000 a month, says Nasdaq


KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is regarded as an excellent place for retirement as it has been ranked first in a list of 10 safest places to retire in Asia for less than US$2,000 (RM9,000) a month in expenditure, according to US-based financial services corporation Nasdaq.

Nasdaq, in an article in its GoBankingRates section recently, said to find these countries, it pulled data from the United Nations Pacific-Asia Region Group and gross domestic product (GDP) from WorldPopulationReview.

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 9.73/month

Billed as RM 9.73 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

Best Value

Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 8.63/month

Billed as RM 103.60 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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