im going to malaysia next year - staying outside KL.

i would like to know from people who live there how much things will cost me. im from the uk - will things be much cheaper? what is cheaper and what is not?

how about mobile phones? beer? food? hotels? ipods?

i hope you can help! cheers.

The food is cheap, real cheap and delicious!
Cars is unbelievably expensive.......

Cheap....that is all I can said. What?? I dun think you gonna spend ur money to buy mobile phones and Ipods at Malaysia. :lol:

Hotels?? If in 4-5 stars hotel, maybe a bit expensive for you. But for me is really really expensive. But if stay at 3 stars and below, ahhh...cheap lar.

Dun think so long for food and drinks. Here...everything cheap and yummy!! Like this happy banana...:banana: :banana: :banana:

yeah..food is extremely cheap and what i can simply say is finger-licking...

i might well be buying thing like mobile phones etc as im not just a tourist - im going to be there for 9 months working too!

i might well be buying thing like mobile phones etc as im not just a tourist - im going to be there for 9 months working too!

Where abouts are you staying, as usual with these things, where you stay should also give an indicator how expensive or cheap things are.

im going to malaysia next year - staying outside KL.

i would like to know from people who live there how much things will cost me. im from the uk - will things be much cheaper? what is cheaper and what is not?

how about mobile phones? beer? food? hotels? ipods?

i hope you can help! cheers.



Since I do not have any much details from ya - I would give ya a very general indicator:

Food: Definitely the cheapest of stuffs. Plus it is good quality too. But beware of spicy stuffs if you are not too use to it. I would suggest you first try out restaurants first before venturing to roadside stalls (which the food are the best value for money and some of the tastiest). Or ask a Malaysian friend to accompany you in any gastronomic adventure ;)

Beer: I am not too sure about alcoholic drinks as I dislike em but all I know that on the resort island of Lnagkawi, beer is cheaper than bottled water :D

Hotels: IN contrary to what many Malaysians might have told ya, our hotels be it 5 stars or 3 stars, it is still the cheapest in the region and one of the cheapest in the world. A standard 4-star hotel smack in the middle of KL's shopping district would cost around 20 - 30 sterling Pounds or $30 - $60 USD a night :yes:

iPod: I think buying an iPod here might be slightly costly but the difference isn't that much. I would however suggest you get one first before coming here. Or maybe you could compare prices with those in the UK with the pricing of iPods at any Malaysian online stores first.

Mobile Phones: Similar to iPods........UK might have slightly better pricing but in Malaysia it is not too far off. Major brands would have released their latest models at least a few weeks ahead in UK then only in the Malaysian market, However here in Malaysia, we do get a lot of smallish Taiwanese, Chinese and Korean brands that are not available in the UK. I suggest you stick to the big boys :D

Cars: We are the 4th most expensive (feels like 2nd hehe) place in the world to buy a car. Owning a car isn't cheap either :ohno: Enough said .......

Houses: That depends on where you stay........

Big Mac: According to the Big Mac Index, we are one of the cheapest! :D

thanks for your help, i honestly had no idea how much electronics would be but it seems they are probably not more expensive/cheaper at all that the UK. I'm staying in Kajang outside KL.

And no - i'm not scared of spicy food, my kitchen is full of chillies :) i cant wait for the food and hotels - they sound amazing. im guessing beer will be like anywhere in the UK then - can be very cheap but can be very expensive (between 70p and £4.00 for a drink i've paid).

^^ ^^ Hahaha....nope, Malaysia's food quite spicy for some. Like chinese food not really spicy lar, but if malay food, ah.....quite spicy if you eat curry or laksa. Indian food most ok. Nothing to scare, haha......
Well, all these are for me.....
Here, everything oso got, I mean beer. Cheap. U wan heineken or wat?? :lol: :lol: :lol:

im going to malaysia next year - staying outside KL.

i would like to know from people who live there how much things will cost me. im from the uk - will things be much cheaper? what is cheaper and what is not?

how about mobile phones? beer? food? hotels? ipods?

i hope you can help! cheers.

hi! let me try to give u a rough idea the living cost in malaysia.... fyi 1 UK pound = 6.785 Malaysia RM today.
(hi guys! pls correct me if i'm wrong. i might be wrong bcoz i've been staying and working in singapore for 6 yrs.)

food
- a mcdonald's mcvalue meal ~ RM9
- a decent meal in normal air-conditioned restaurant ~ RM10-30
- a decent meal in branded restaurant (eg hard rock cafe) ~ RM25-50
- a meal at hawker center/roadside stall ~ RM3-5 (excluding drinks)
- a can of coke at hawker center/convenient store/vending machine ~ RM1-2
- a can of coke at supermarket < RM1

entertainment
- a movie ticket ~ RM10
- a CD ~ RM40
- a pirated DVD ~ RM5-10

hotel
- 5 star ~ >RM300
- 4 star ~ RM200-300
- 3 star ~ RM100-200

transportation
- light rail transit RM0.70 (min) -2.80 (max)
- petrol ~ RM1.92 / liter
- normal 20+ seats bus from jb to kl (~350km) ~ RM30
- luxury double decker bus (with LCD monitors + interactive movies + games at the back of each seat) from ipoh to singapore (~600km) ~ RM60

condominium (standard unit)
- around klcc > RM1M
- mt kiara ~ RM700k and above
- damansara, bandar utama, sunway ~ RM300-400k
- kajang ~ RM150k-250k

car
- honda city 1.5 / toyota vios 1.5 ~ RM80k
- honda accord 2.0 ~ RM130k
- toyota camry 2.0 ~ RM140k

i don't know the prices for ipoh nano in malaysia. however here r the prices in singapore for your reference. they should be about the same.
ipod nano
- 2GB = S$248 (~£84)
- 4GB = S$348 (~£117)
- 8GB = S$428 (~£144)

hope this helps.......

The food is cheap, real cheap and delicious!
Cars is unbelievably expensive.......

Food is so cheap and so good, i miss it! Too spicy sometimes :)
The best country i know for food after Morrocco ;)

cheers eccentricy!

computer, IT products and cell phones are generally 10%-15% more expensive than singapore so you will have to mark up...