In this post, I will be sharing the cost my husband paid for our Indonesian Maid in 2009.
Towards the end, I updated the cost of an Indonesian Maid in Kuching in 2020.
The real cost of an Indonesian Maid in 2009
My late mother-in-law had a serious stroke in 2004. It is a miracle that she survived the most difficult period in her life.
Then she took about 2 years to recover except partial of her left leg and left hand still very weak. Thus, she needs another person to take care of parts of her needs.
Since hubby and I were both working, and we were not willing to send my mother-in-law to a home care centre, the only option we have is to hire a maid.
On Christmas eve 2009, we changed to a new Indonesian maid. And the cost for a 2-year contract for the new Indonesian maid is as below:
- Agent fees (Kuching agent and Indonesia agent): RM6,800
- Indonesia maid: RM300 per month or RM7,200 for two year
Based on the above, one needs to prepare at least RM14,000 to engage an Indonesian maid for 2 years in Kuching.
Do take note, this has not included other costs such as:
- food for the maid because she’s a Muslim
- maid’s personal care items but for most of them, she buys on her own
- other miscellaneous charges for the maid
According to my husband, there are other agencies that charged much higher than RM6,800 for a 2-year contract.
From my reading, in west Malaysia, the agent fee goes as high as RM8,000.00 for a two years contract.
The sad part is a big portion of the cost goes to the agent or introducer, and not the Indonesian maid.
The cost of an Indonesian maid in Kuching in 2020
In February 2020, I had the opportunity to ask the same agent about the cost of an Indonesian maid in Kuching.
And the estimated cost is:
- agent fees of RM18,000 for a contract of 2 years
- salary of about RM1,000 per month for a maid taking care of an elderly
That would be an estimated cost of about RM42,000 for a 2-year contract.
Final thoughts
As of now, many of us still engage in the service of an Indonesian maid. Either to care for their ageing parents or young children at home.
Some of them engage the Indonesian maid service directly, without going through an agent. This tremendously reduces the cost of hiring an Indonesian maid.
But, again usually there’s a third party involved as an introducer.
Are you looking for maid services in Kuching? I am willing to share the contact number of the agency. Feel free to drop your comment below or email me.
Somebody is making big money behind the scene. If your maid lari dari rumah, your money all burn.
My friend’s mother complain like mad. Her maid seem to run away from home often making her losing loads of money in the agent fees..
So much for a maid..-_-
Hi, I am interested. Please send me the contact details. Tqvm.
Hi Deborah,
Thank you for your comment. I’ve sent you the contact details. Hope this helps.
hi..I’m interested. kindly send the contact. thanks.
Hi Jason,
I’ve just sent you the contact details. Hope this helps.
Can I have the contact? Im base in Miri
Hi Fauzan,
I’ve sent you the contact details. Hope this helps.
Hi, I am interested. Please send me the contact. Thanks.
Hi Valerie,
Thank you for your comment. I’ve sent you the details. Let me know if you didn’t receive it. Hope this helps.
Yes, please send me the contact
Hi BL,
I’ve sent you the contact. Let me know if you didn’t receive it.
Yes, really a lot of money but the money didn't go to the maid, instead go to someone else pocket. Wish there are other solutions other than getting Indonesian maid…
Can i have the contact? Thank you
Hi Ivy,
Thank you for your comment.
I’ve sent you the contact details. Let me know if you didn’t receive it.
Agent seems to be profiting alot. The high commission should flow to the the maid instead of the middle men..
Mind linking back to my blog? I will link back to your blog as well.
Nice financial blog. 🙂
Hi Kris, thanks for dropping by and for all your comments 🙂 yes, the $$$ should go to the maid. I will link to your blog shortly 🙂
Your blog is great too! Keep posting!
I agree totally with your write-up. My mother is also suffering from stroke and is a semi-invalid. I can't afford to put her in a nursing home which would cost me at least RM1600 per month and my mother would also be extremely miserable is he is being put into a nursing home. The best option is to hire a maid (or 2 in my case) so that she can continue to live with me in her sunset days. However, with the present situation, I am at a total lost on how am I going to solve the problem because both my maids do not wish to continue after 3 years and I simply cannot leave my job as I am the main income earner for my family.
Hi Angela, I can understand your situation. It's really not an easy situation. Have you contacted the maid agents in your area? Or, alternatively, you can spread the news and get someone local to replace the maids for day time. But, this is not so recommended because it's very hard for your to cope with both working during daytime and taking care of your mum at night. Really wish our society will do planning for the aging populations and citizens with special needs.
Contact number ps
Hi Jasmine, please let me know your email address so that i can email the contacts to you..
Hello
I am currently looking for a house maid. I just delivered a baby and i got 4 now.. I need a helper!! Anyone knows who to contact? Drop me a sms 0168546258 Thank you
Hello Jasmine, I messaged you the contacts 🙂 Take care ya
What is the current cost to hire a maid?
Thanks.
Hi, very sorry for late reply as I am too occupied recently. I am not sure the cost to hire a maid now, but i know it's expensive and the t&c also had changed…
Hi! My relative is a single parent. and in need of a live-in maid once her confinement period is over. Do you have any recommendations for me?
Hi Chelsea, I’ve sent you the contact details. Hope this helps.
Hi Michelle, can you please share the contacts of reliable agents in Kuching. Thanks.
Hi Irene, I had just emailed you the contacts shared the agent whom we got our Indonesian maid back in 2010. Hope this helps.
Hi Michelle,
Would really appreciate it if you can share the recommended agent contact. Thanks.
Penny
Hi Penny,
I had sent you the contact details of my previous maid agency.
Hope this helps.
Hi, thanks about the info. Yes, please send me the maid agency contact info. Thanks
Hi Henry,
I’ve sent you the details. Let me know if you didn’t receive it. Hope this helps.
Hi michelle , thank you for all the useful information here.
Would you be able the contacts with me ? I m thinking of hiring a live in maid to help with housework
Thank you so much for your kind help , you are an angel
Hi Mary, Thank you for your kind words. I’ve just emailed you the details. Hope it helps.
I’m looking for a maid to take Care a stroke person.
Hi Sharon, Thank you for your comment. I’ve just sent you the contact details. You may try to contact the maid services provider. Hope this helps.
Hi Michelle, could you share the contact details with me?
Hi Adelene,
I’ve sent the contacts to your email. Let me know if you didnt receive.
Hope this helps.
Hi….. I will resume my work less than two weeks and still can’t find a babysitter for my baby… how I wish I can afford a maid 🤧 but I would love to know more.
Hi Mimah,
Thank you for your comment. I’ve just sent you the details shared by my previous Indonesia maid employer. Hope you’ll get a trusted person to care for your baby. Take care and stay safe.
Hi Michelle, would you mind sharing the agency number with me? Thank you!
Hi Beverly,
I had just sent you the agency’s contact number. I am not sure whether he still supplies the maid services. Hope this helps.
Please send me the contacts for the agents too. My grandma just got a stroke in early March and I need someone to take care of her when I am at work.
Hi Sylvester,
Thank you for your comment. I had just sent you the contacts.
May you’ll be able to get the right person to take care of your grandma and may your grandma get well very soon.
Hope this helps.
Hi Michelle, I’m looking for a maid to help my mother, could you share some contact details. Thanks very much.
Hi Elizabeth,
I had just sent you the contact details of my previous Indonesian maid agency. I am not sure whether he still supplies Indonesian maids.
You may try to contact him.
Hope this helps. May you’ll be able to get a helping hand for your mother.
Hi, I am looking for a maid for my elderly mother. Can you message me a contact please? Thanks.
Hi Autumn,
I’ve just sent you the contact details where we got our previous Indonesian maid. Let me know if you didn’t receive it.
Hope this helps.
Hi Michelle, can I kindly seek the contacts of reliable agents in Kuching? In need of a helping hand. Many thanks.
Hi Jenny,
Thank you for your comment. I had sent you the contact details of the person to whom we got our maid. You may try to contact him to see if he still provide maid services. Hope this helps.
Hi Michelle, may I have the contacts of your agent in Kuching, please? Thank you.
Hi Giselle,
Thank you for your comment.
I’ve just sent you the contacts details. You may try to check with the agent if he provides maids in Kuching. For your information, a few readers shared with me that, at the moment he’s providing home cleaning services. Probably limited maids due to the pandemic. Hope this helps.
Hi, do u still have the agent’s contact? Mind to share? Thank you.
Hi Jane,
Thank you for your comment. I’ve just sent you the contact details. Hope this helps.
Hi, do you mind to share the agent’s contact? Thank u
Hi hwee ming,
Thank you for your comment. I’ve just sent you the contact details. Hope this helps.
Hi, kindly send me the contact details of the maid agency. Tqvm.
Hi Lauren,
Thank you for your comment.
I’ve just sent you the contact details. Let me know if you didn’t receive it.
Hi!
Could you share the contact details with me please?
Hi Peter,
I had just sent you the contact details. Do let me know if you didn’t receive it.
Hi, pls share the contact for the maid agency. I guess the only option we get in Kuching is maids coming from Indonesia, has anyone had any experiences with non Indonesian? Thanks in advance
Hi Clive,
I sent you the contact details. Let me know if you didn’t receive it.
From my own experience and observation, most maids in Kuching are from Indonesia.
Hope this helps.
Hi thanks for sharing such wonderful blog. Now is really costly to hire a maid. Can share me the agent contact?
Hi Alice,
Thank you for your comment and kind words.
Yes, it’s really costly to get a maid now.
I’ve sent you the agent whom we got our maid. Let me know if you didn’t receive it.
Hope this helps.
Hi Michelle, appreciate if you could share the contact of the maid agency in Kuching with me. Would you know if they are still in business after the COVID?
Hi Sherman,
Thank you for your comment. I’ve sent you the contact details. You may contact him directly. Hope this helps.
Hi Michelle, appreciate if you could share the contact of the maid agency in Kuching with me. Considering for future needs. Thanks in advance!
Hi KK,
Thank you for your comment.
I’ve sent you the contact details. Let me know if you didn’t receive it. Hope this helps.
Hi Michelle, appreciate if you could share the contact of the maid agency in Kuching with me. Considering for my bedridden father. Thanks in advance!
Hi Elvin,
Thank you for your comment.
I’ve sent you the contact details. Let me know if you didn’t receive it.
hi..I’m interested. kindly send the contact. thanks.
Hi Phang,
Thank you for your comment. I’ve sent you the contact details. Let me know if you didn’t receive it.
Hi,
Could you share the agency contact with me please?
Hi Lee,
I sent you the contacts of the Indonesia maid agency earlier. Let me know if you didn’t receive it.
Hi, pls share contact details.
Hi Devendren,
Thank you for your comment.
I’ve sent you the contact details. Hope this helps.
Hi, Good day to you and hope all is well. I’m keen to know, please share the contact., thanks
Hi, please share the Maid Agency’s contact, thanks.
Hi Hunson,
I’ve sent you the contact details. Hope this helps.
hi, thank you for the sharing, interested on the contact number, thanks alot
Hi KC,
Thank you for your comment. I’ve emailed you the contact details. Do let me know if you didn’t receive it.