| 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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8 B$ I8 `" b* Y4 w9 b+ f0 v5.39.217.76The 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.5.39.217.76! Z1 q! r0 ^& U3 Y* r8 N$ G) }
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, J! k+ [# [' m- K% `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.( M9 R- \2 U8 R" d3 v% F
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 I; }- H$ ^, i1 ~, o3 [5 ]- W
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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:
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Melbourne - 5-8Mbps broadband package - AUD40
2 E) S6 _& Q9 M' X6 Q, N1 wNew York - 7Mbps broadband package - USD41.95+ j+ t, n1 s d l# t
Here's another tidbit from The Malaysian Insider article:
1 I' M, E! h; j8 iIn KL, a Honda Civic is priced at RM115,000 - 20 times an auditor's average monthly earnings.
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4 U9 Z+ {5 [+ R: c0 F% stvb 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. |
發表於 2011-4-20 08:47 PM
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