| 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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& q5 i2 [, P0 W7 E. y: YThe 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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+ ]& Q: N8 Y/ S& s! dThe 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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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:5.39.217.765 l s4 z, R( D" u. T
Kuala Lumpur - 5Mbps broadband package - RM149' _2 J) U- \, W5 Y
London - 10Mbps broadband package - GBP13.50
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In KL, a Honda Civic is priced at RM115,000 - 20 times an auditor's average monthly earnings. 5.39.217.767 k: d+ {( i9 U8 Z
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In 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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發表於 2011-4-20 09:48 PM
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