Historical Prices in Kuala Lumpur

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Restaurants

Year
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant
Meal for 2 People,
Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course
McMeal at McDonalds
(or Equivalent Combo Meal)
2022 15.00 100.00 18.00
2021 12.00 80.00 16.00
2020 12.00 77.50 16.00
2019 13.50 80.00 15.00
2018 12.00 75.00 14.50
2017 12.00 65.00 13.00
2016 12.00 75.00 12.00
2015 10.00 62.50 12.00
2014 8.00 60.00 12.00
2013 8.00 60.00 12.00
2012 9.00 45.00 12.00
2011 8.50 50.00 11.00
2010 7.00 50.00 12.00
Year
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter draught)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
Coke/Pepsi
(0.33 liter bottle)
Water
(0.33 liter bottle)
Cappuccino
(regular)
2022 16.75 20.00 2.59 1.63 12.02
2021 15.00 20.00 2.66 1.71 11.53
2020 14.50 18.00 2.64 1.45 11.53
2019 15.00 20.00 2.76 1.57 11.51
2018 15.00 18.00 2.31 1.48 10.97
2017 15.00 18.00 2.37 1.33 10.81
2016 13.00 15.00 2.35 1.48 10.96
2015 12.00 15.00 2.35 1.51 10.65
2014 12.00 12.00 2.23 1.34 9.59
2013 10.00 12.00 2.21 1.41 10.05
2012 10.00 12.09 2.08 1.24 8.03
2011 8.25 12.00 1.87 1.29 8.35
2010 10.25 13.33 1.81 1.17 -

Markets

Year
Milk
(regular),
(1 liter)
Loaf of Fresh White Bread
(500g)
Eggs
(regular)
(12)
Water
(1.5 liter bottle)
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter bottle)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
2022 7.43 3.56 7.77 2.79 11.44 17.19
2021 6.74 3.38 6.22 2.41 11.32 15.04
2020 6.74 3.20 6.18 2.38 10.07 15.44
2019 6.66 3.43 5.51 2.46 11.06 13.83
2018 6.97 3.29 5.38 2.14 7.30 12.69
2017 7.39 3.27 5.38 2.48 10.15 11.99
2016 6.88 3.24 5.51 2.57 10.74 14.31
2015 6.97 3.15 5.10 2.43 9.79 12.69
2014 6.38 3.00 4.77 2.07 8.90 10.67
2013 6.15 3.01 4.46 2.40 9.18 12.60
2012 5.47 3.07 4.74 2.28 9.44 10.77
2011 5.20 3.01 4.21 2.24 7.17 10.83
2010 5.14 2.78 3.78 2.60 8.25 10.17
Year
Apples
(1kg)
Oranges
(1kg)
Potato
(1kg)
Lettuce
(1 head)
Rice
(white),
(1kg)
Tomato
(1kg)
Banana
(1kg)
Onion
(1kg)
2022 12.20 14.50 4.31 3.75 6.23 5.85 6.45 4.11
2021 9.24 10.56 4.22 4.02 6.02 6.09 6.27 4.12
2020 10.04 9.21 3.73 4.04 4.51 5.11 5.90 4.13
2019 11.34 9.80 3.97 4.22 4.38 6.29 6.23 4.33
2018 10.83 7.90 3.11 3.89 5.16 5.12 6.00 2.72
2017 9.10 8.16 3.34 4.06 4.37 4.17 5.42 3.91
2016 9.29 8.34 4.17 4.21 5.87 4.42 5.86 3.57
2015 8.40 7.21 3.56 3.91 4.78 4.95 5.38 3.59
2014 9.12 8.22 3.07 2.40 3.72 3.22 - -
2013 7.67 7.65 3.32 3.50 3.76 3.88 - -
2012 7.20 10.83 4.17 2.29 4.30 4.75 - -
2011 9.03 9.00 2.33 3.00 - - - -
2010 - - - - - - - -
Year
Local Cheese
(1kg)
Bottle of Wine
(Mid-Range)
Cigarettes 20 Pack
(Marlboro)
Chicken Fillets
(1kg)
Beef Round
(1kg)
(or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)
2022 46.08 70.00 18.00 17.70 44.63
2021 36.92 70.00 18.00 14.60 33.53
2020 42.13 75.00 18.00 12.60 37.25
2019 46.00 70.00 17.60 10.81 34.51
2018 44.50 70.00 17.00 14.33 33.62
2017 63.51 60.00 17.00 12.18 29.20
2016 67.74 60.00 17.00 12.98 26.37
2015 60.56 60.00 14.00 13.33 35.70
2014 38.20 50.00 12.00 10.81 -
2013 38.12 50.00 10.50 11.29 -
2012 29.40 50.00 10.00 11.19 -
2011 28.00 50.00 10.00 12.56 -
2010 18.90 22.90 9.80 13.75 -

Rent Per Month

Year
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
in City Centre
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
Outside of Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
in City Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
Outside of Centre
2022 2044.83 1276.92 4386.21 2243.33
2021 1844.63 1158.77 3481.99 2342.45
2020 1968.27 1220.51 3451.11 2158.51
2019 2266.96 1283.65 4075.74 2125.05
2018 2355.10 1353.39 4200.00 2123.61
2017 2276.83 1375.12 4355.16 2147.49
2016 2434.41 1247.65 4426.72 2153.60
2015 2439.54 1257.49 4491.64 2198.96
2014 2410.53 1118.18 4350.00 1990.00
2013 2518.18 1507.14 4050.00 2126.09
2012 1943.04 1145.45 3871.43 1916.27
2011 1322.58 940.00 3700.00 1700.00
2010 1257.14 691.67 2202.13 1585.71

Buy Apartment Price

Year
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
in City Centre
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
Outside of Centre
2022 10598.49 5182.82
2021 9143.82 4827.48
2020 11167.85 6343.41
2019 12188.68 6003.21
2018 12466.41 6530.11
2017 12682.58 6271.16
2016 10241.91 5421.00
2015 11244.29 5664.57
2014 8713.00 5394.88
2013 11066.62 4697.34
2012 7855.92 4467.03
2011 4590.29 3190.98
2010 - -

Salaries And Financing

Year
Average Monthly Net Salary
(After Tax)
2022 5807.33
2021 4295.20
2020 4388.48
2019 4366.00
2018 4175.12
2017 4271.20
2016 4438.90
2015 4262.66
2014 3574.49
2013 4041.69
2012 3595.47
2011 3479.28
2010 4467.13

Transportation

Year
One-way Ticket
(Local Transport)
Gasoline
(1 liter)
2022 3.00 2.10
2021 2.70 2.11
2020 3.00 1.98
2019 3.00 2.13
2018 3.00 2.24
2017 3.00 2.25
2016 3.00 1.83
2015 2.00 2.02
2014 2.00 2.21
2013 2.00 2.06
2012 2.00 1.90
2011 2.00 2.06
2010 3.00 1.84
Year
Monthly Pass
(Regular Price)
2022 50.00
2021 150.00
2020 100.00
2019 100.00
2018 100.00
2017 122.50
2016 120.00
2015 100.00
2014 100.00
2013 100.00
2012 110.00
2011 100.00
2010 90.00

Salaries And Financing

Year
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages
(%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate
2022 3.52
2021 3.94
2020 4.25
2019 4.71
2018 4.50
2017 4.50
2016 4.63
2015 4.77
2014 4.97
2013 5.16
2012 5.53
2011 4.70
2010 5.17

Utilities (Monthly)

Year
Basic
(Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment
Internet
(60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)
2022 233.12 110.37
2021 213.24 116.43
2020 205.83 121.98
2019 225.37 122.46
2018 201.15 149.29
2017 224.38 170.50
2016 193.72 163.31
2015 208.52 160.42
2014 166.47 143.57
2013 139.58 139.90
2012 150.33 150.80
2011 148.12 145.88
2010 195.00 125.00

Sports And Leisure

Year
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult
Tennis Court Rent
(1 Hour on Weekend)
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat
2022 191.73 39.29 20.00
2021 150.00 32.00 18.00
2020 170.03 25.20 18.00
2019 175.69 37.24 18.00
2018 159.52 26.41 16.00
2017 161.61 26.82 15.00
2016 160.27 27.50 15.00
2015 163.25 22.18 15.00
2014 157.12 21.00 15.00
2013 164.82 27.25 13.00
2012 159.56 20.00 12.00
2011 175.46 17.75 12.00
2010 116.67 25.00 12.00

Clothing And Shoes

Year
1 Pair of Jeans
(Levis 501 Or Similar)
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store
(Zara, H&M, ...)
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes
(Mid-Range)
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes
2022 203.58 118.12 297.57 301.76
2021 208.38 117.00 252.94 221.36
2020 213.83 121.30 286.24 291.97
2019 234.86 136.03 290.98 277.73
2018 237.98 122.62 295.26 280.31
2017 241.71 137.83 291.59 298.94
2016 233.47 130.25 273.44 258.93
2015 233.15 131.52 275.12 272.21
2014 234.08 143.27 273.21 276.85
2013 263.07 194.17 300.60 263.33
2012 265.60 201.29 267.27 222.22
2011 256.67 190.00 283.75 242.86
2010 241.63 269.97 203.33 191.45
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