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| Food | Price in RM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 12 eggs dozen, large |
12.50 MYR | |||
 1 beer pint in local shops, markets |
7 MYR | |||
 1 kg of tomatoes |
8.50 MYR | |||
 Full chicken 2kg |
38.75 MYR | |||
 1litre 100% fruit juice |
8.50 MYR | |||
 1 package of cigarettes imported brands |
25 MYR | |||
 1 kg (2 lb.) of apples |
7.50 MYR | |||
 1 bottle of red table wine, good quality |
48.95 MYR | |||
| 2.5 liters of Coca-Cola |
0.95 MYR | |||
 1 Bread loaf standard |
9.50 MYR | |||
 Whole fat Yogurt. 500ml |
12 MYR | |||
 1x6 pack Dardanelle tuna |
18.50 MYR | |||
| Heinz baked beans 1 tin |
8 MYR | |||
 1.5 kg Sugar |
10 MYR | |||
| 2 liter cooking oil |
20 MYR | |||
 Yum-yum noodles per pack |
2.00 MYR | |||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes |
5.50 MYR | |||
 1 liter milk |
8.50 MYR | |||
 Fast food restaurant large serving/ take away |
25 MYR | |||
| Housing | ||||
 Utilities per month (water, electricity, gas) for 2 people in flat |
165 MYR | |||
 Wi-Fi monthly fee 8 Mbps (1 month) |
145 MYR | |||
 Laundry detergent (bleach, sunlight liquid, washing surf… altogether) |
58.50 MYR | |||
 House Cleaning fee per day |
105 MYR | |||
 Large Gas heater price range upwards. |
200 MYR | |||
 Original branded Electric Fans |
200 MYR | |||
 Original branded Electric kettle. |
120 MYR | |||
 40 inches Beko flat screen HD TV set |
2000 MYR | |||
 Single bed Blankets |
120 MYR | |||
| Personal Care | ||||
 Avon for women and men cologne |
100 MYR | |||
 Ladies hair plaiting. |
60 MYR | |||
 Ladies Sanitaryware (Pads and Tampoons) |
18 MYR | |||
 Men's haircut |
40 MYR | |||
 Ibuprofen, Panadol, Grandpa Pain killers box of 12 dosses |
24.50 MYR | |||
 Mobile package local network providers’ talk-time, data and messages |
65 MYR | |||
 1 month of gym subscription. |
105 MYR | |||
 Earphones original (Samsung. iPhone) |
90 MYR | |||
| Unisex Loris perfume |
30 MYR | |||
 Gadgets maintenance and repairs (cellphone, laptops, tablets...) starting price. |
100 MYR | |||
| Smart phones (Samsung, Xiaomi, HTC, IPhone) price range upwards |
1000 MYR | |||
 Laptops (Samsung, Lenovo, Hp, Monster, Dell etc.) price range upwards |
3000 MYR | |||
| Entertainment | ||||
 Boat cruise with refreshments and finger snacks |
120 MYR | |||
 Go carting 30mins |
120 MYR | |||
 Movie House 3d cinema |
30 MYR | |||
 Summer Festivals (jet, bumper cars, lucky deep ...(per ticket) |
15 MYR | |||
 Photo shoot |
120 MYR | |||
 Cappuccino / expresso/ coffee |
12.50 MYR | |||
 3 course dinner local restaurant two people |
96.50 MYR | |||
 3 course dinner classy, exotic restaurant two people |
150 MYR | |||
 Play station 4 console without games. |
2000 MYR | |||
 Spalding Basketball |
200 MYR | |||
 Original branded Racket and Wilson’s tennis balls |
500 MYR | |||
| Transportation | ||||
 Taxi fare on average 5-10km |
45 MYR | |||
 Public transport per trip one way maximum fare |
30 MYR | |||
 1 liter petrol/diesel |
6.50 MYR | |||
| 1 day rent a car cost |
140 MYR | |||
 Driver’s license |
2300 MYR | |||
| Clothes | ||||
 1 pair of jeans (Denim or similar) |
150 MYR | |||
 1 pair of men’s formal shoes |
215 MYR | |||
 1 pair original sport/casual shoes (Nike, Adidas, or equivalent brands) |
280 MYR | |||
 1 classy summer dress (Zara, H&M or similar retailers) |
135.79 MYR | |||
 Ladies formal shoes original and durable |
120 MYR | |||
 Back-pack, gym bag (Nike, Adidas, New balance) |
150 MYR | |||
