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The (small) cost of living in Malaysia

  • Your dollar goes further in Malaysia! KL is a shopper's paradise, there's a massive variety of food and cultural experiences, and KL is a travel hub for SE Asia
  • The Malaysian currency is called the Ringgit. The current exchange rate is about RM2.7 to A$1 (as at September 2009)
ItemRM*A$*
On-campus
Typical lunch (Asian food with a soft drink) 6.00-10.00 2.22-3.70
Grocery
Cheese slices (12 pack)  10.00 3.70
Loaf of bread (white) 2.10 0.78
Loaf of bread (wholemeal) 3.00 1.11
Mayonnaise 470ml 5.00 1.85
Instant noodles (5 x 85g pack) 4.00 1.48
Spaghetti 500g dried 5.00 1.85
Spaghetti (ready cooked meal) 8.00 2.96
Fried vermicelli/noodles/plain rice noodles 5.00 1.85
Vegemite (take your own!) - -
Fruit
Banana per kg 2.90 1.07
Apples each 1.99 0.74
Oranges (8 pack) 6.00 2.22
Drinks
1.5lt Mineral water 1.50 0.56
1lt Milk 5.50 2.04
1lt Orange juice 4.90 1.81
1.5lt Coke 2.90 1.07
325ml Coke can 1.20 0.44
Starbucks Regular Latte 11.00 4.07
Carlsberg Beer 330ml 6.30 2.33
Chocolate
Toblerone 100g 5.50 2.04
Mars bar 60g 2.70 1.00
Cadbury block 90g 4.00 1.48
Mc Donald's
Cup of coffee 2.90 1.07
Big Mac (burger only) 6.20 2.30
McValue Meal 8.50 3.15
Fillet-O-Fish (burger only) 4.00 1.48
McValue Meal (Fillet-o-Fish) 7.75 2.87
McChicken (burger only) 5.45 2.02
KFC
Snack plate 9.25 3.43
Pizza Hut
Regular 9' pizza 16.70-24.70 6.19-9.15
Personal pizza and soup 11.80 4.37
Subway
One serving 9.95-11.50 3.69-4.26
Going out
Meal at restaurant 20.00 7.41
Movie ticket 12.00 4.44
Men's haircut 15.00 5.56
Women's haircut 30-60 11.11-22.22
Travelling - Air
Air ticket KL-Bangkok (return) 850.00 314.81
Travelling - Taxi
First 2 km ride 2.00 0.74
For every 200 metres thereon 0.10 0.04
Sunway campus to Sunway Pyramid mall 5.00 1.85
KL International Airport to Sunway campus 65.00 24.07
Travelling - Bus
KL City Bus 2.00 0.74
Travelling - Train
Express KL International Airport to City 35.00 12.96

*All prices are based on the exchange rate RM1=A$0.37, are indicative only and subject to change.