| Living in Malaysia is expensive If you don't know already, it's expensive to live in Malaysia, especially in Kuala Lumpur. A report shows that Malaysians have less purchasing power than many nationals elsewhere.
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* B% [) m0 p( L" O: z公仔箱論壇The Malaysian Insider, an online Malaysian news website, examined the purchasing power of Malaysians in comparison to nationals of other countries. The website cited a 2010 Prices and Wages report by UBS AG, a Swiss banking giant.
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The purchasing power of KL residents is 33.8% of New Yorkers; 42% compared to London, 33.7% to Sydney, 32.6% to Los Angeles, and 31.6% to Zurish.
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" m( b9 l8 V8 N4 v# d+ |KL workers need to labour 22 minutes for a bread loaf. In comparison, Los Angeles counterparts take 18 minutes. In Sydney, it's 16 minutes. In Tokyo, 15 minutes. In Zurich, 12 minutes.
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The Malaysian Insider also compared broadband prices in Malaysia to those in countries. Even after currency conversion, Malaysia comes out on top... in expensiveness. Here's the summary:公仔箱論壇" ]$ {: ]* X9 p+ J; l
Kuala Lumpur - 5Mbps broadband package - RM149tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( t _4 {3 t- V5 R$ [
London - 10Mbps broadband package - GBP13.50tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" T: i$ z/ Y$ \+ y. V
Melbourne - 5-8Mbps broadband package - AUD40
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5 y% W0 U5 N% X' I; l5.39.217.76Here's another tidbit from The Malaysian Insider article:
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o. h" O% ]" @tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIn Melbourne & London, the price is respectively AUD25,000 and GBP19,000 - 3 times an auditor's average monthly earnings in those places. |
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發表於 2011-4-20 09:48 PM
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