Cost of Groceries In Malaysia 

Malaysia's most expensive grocer vs America's cheapest grocer price. Nice approach!

Some may say that most Malaysians won't go to Village Grocer, as it's more expensive compared to some other places. However, considering that it's practically downstairs from the home, the convenience and transport savings are going to offset a lot of the higher costs. I also find that Village Grocer has a lot more imported food that is quite hard to find in other places, so it may be a good choice if it's this convenient. Consider also that you can buy as and when you want something, so fresh food are going to be as fresh as you can get them, instead of having to buy and store for days before consumption.

places for better in Malaysia usually in 99Speedmart for local groceries near neighbourhood while for hypermarket Econsave, Aeon-BIG, Mydin, NSK and Lotus's usually offer the best price. While Aeon Mall, Giant, The Store, TF and LuLu are other options locals usually buy.

Hey Taylor, Great video! My family and I are moving to KL from the US next month and this is very helpful. We enjoy your humor as well. Keep those videos coming!

Most Malaysians don't go to Village Groser. Most of the item are at higher price compared to NSK or AEON Big or other big groceries store with same quality of product.

Please do more cost of living videos with close ups on price, always fun to compare cist of goods

I would like to share the price of grocery from one of the small town in Johor. I usually do my grocery in the local markets as we have no fancy supermarket here, in fact a couple of supermarket just closed their business down due to long covid restrictions, unfortunately. Large oranges x7 - RM10 Mid size oranges x9 - RM10 Small Fuji apples x12 - RM10 2 medium size chicken - RM35 Medium size Spanish mackerels (Tenggiri) x1kg - RM4 (RM10 for 3kg)

Wow...prices for imported Western food seems to be cheaper than what I have heard they cost in Thailand. Malaysia really is turning out to be a better choice!

You right groceries are quite expensive everything is expensive price going crazy in USA

Hai,Andrew. Take care may u have a wonderfull life in malaysia. Nice contents

I feel blessed born in Malaysia....what more can I ask for

Hi Andrew. You have your own unique style and personality. Love listening and watching you. Keep up the good job.

I am not sure why Village Grocer or Jaya Grocer don't sell the actual "local fruits" that are grown in Malaysia. Maybe because of the variants or logistics. But you can find the local grown fruits from "pasar malam" or night markets.

You give me a bit of a laugh mate, you come across as a decent human being. Good on you.

Thanks for the informative groceries comparison 👍

can you do a video on the cheapest store and the regular one like Tesco.. i believe Giant would be the cheapest.. the most expensive would be Mark and Spencer.. and do one on all the un-usual local products.. that would be fun and such a help..

This was interesting! Shows you how inflation affects us in the USA where it's even more expensive than countries that import

Thanks for the comparison, As a Malaysian, my normal purchase will be for 3 adults per month, the spread will be Vegitables 200 Support veg 200 (onion, garlic, ginger, cooking oil sauces) Ingredients 300 Detergent 150 Milk 400 Drinks 200 Meats 300 Cereals 100 Spreads 150 Misc 200 Approximately 1900.00 All in RM It works out to approximately RM650 per month per adult person. If you eat in not counting eating out.

Thanx for the hi-end vs low-end store price comparison Andrew (Taylor?). A unique and more meaningful perspective that I really appreciate !!

Very interesting and informative. Thanks Taylor :)

Hey mate, greek-russian trying to move to Malaysia. I have seen some videos and everything is up to date - great channel keep up the good work. looking forward for more

Loved this comparison

You can get cheap fresh fruits from the chow kit wet market

thank you for sharing your experience living in Malaysia. it's a joy to see your take on how expat enjoying retirement life in my country ☺️ would love to see a video of your cat.

Amazing. Western imported goods almost the same or cheaper. But when you take the equivalent local product or imported from neighbour countries that are having identical quality; You may save another 20-30% or more ... and get at 99 Speedmart, Lotus, Giant or AEON. Reasons may be ... Tax (US having many layer of tax) and logistics costs; the product itself may cost more to import, but to put in the store etc ... make it cheaper.

I subscribed yesterday. I too live as an indirect retiree in Jakarta, Indonesia, having lived decades in Italy with my late Italian husband. Interesting to see your calculations on all these aspects of life style in general. My late husband and I used in KL too on his assignment as a Civil Engineer from Milan. Food wise, am nit so crazy though be it in restaurant or supermarket. We lived in Thailand too. Live Indonesia my country that I now reside. Thanks fir sharing on all the comparisons especially on cost of luving.

Great upload! Thank you.

Malaysians love their bread! Great video!

Watching you from New Zealand, I was amazed that fresh fruit is pricey, you have a great style for doing RU-vid

I like both Jaya and Village Grocer for their cleanliness and orderliness.

Please show us the prices and also, can you show us some local brands that you like? Thanks!

👍 good morning 🙏 Beautiful store The selection quality cleanliness is awesome Are there security guards or long lines ? Please don't eat sugar or potato chips Ice cream It's bad for your health We need you to continue making these videos for another 40 years

nice and handy for western style and staples but getting local stuff at local market would be my choice and no junk, chips but some ice cream for sure with the heat of food and weather

I didnt care about the food costs, just loved that your cat is called Earl Grey...fabulous...😆🤣

thanks for the video and best of luck with the new channel. looking forward to your next adventures... maybe the cinema and its prices, public transport, etc. cheers, all the best.

Thanks for good info sharing, mate. Love to see you go to Petronas station for gasoline price comparison & Kedai Mesra for gas station convenience store price comparison. Enjoy your retirement here in Malaysia!

I am really glad that you are living happily here in Malaysia. Please stay here as long as you wish, you are always welcomed. Welcome.

Andrew your videos are so interesting and informative! Could you recommend any other youtube channels about living in Malaysia please?

Wow! I surprised US is more expensive as we imported all those food from US! My friend told me the Ruffles potato chips cost $1 in US and here cost around RM9! I was like 😒 sigh that time.

Hi Taylor, love the channel and the content! I’m moving to jalan ampang next month so seeing prices and the costs of things really helps to put my mind at ease. Thank you again for sharing! Looking forward to the next one!

Wow the shelves are fully stocked up!.

Hey Taylor, Great video. I have been thinking of moving to a different country for retirement. In USA I will have to work till I die. Your video has inspired me to look into Malaysia. Please keep up the good work of sharing with us your experience in KL.

Hi Andrew. I love how warm you sound. I hope you don't take this the wrong way, but it dawned on me after watching this video that you sorta remind me of Big Bird. Laid-back, nice, warm, and matter-of-fact 😉 Anyhow, glad to see you're enjoying life here.

I am a Malaysian residing in NYC and I return to Malaysia very frequent. I beg to defer with your analysis. I am of the perception that you are not comparing orange to orange in term of package size , brand and place of origin. First, Walmart is not the cheapest big box store on all items. I am quite sure that Costco offers more value on those products that you have selected for comparison. In addition, there are many local grocery stores that sell a lot of food stuff cheaper than Walmart. In addition, genuine sales occur very frequently among grocery stores in NYC, not to mention those in smaller cities, which makes cost of same brand products lower in the U.S. than those in Malaysia where food retailers seldom offer discount. Nevertheless, there surely are many other factors which make Malaysia an attractive location for expatriate, where overall cost of living is lower and medical care is very cheap relative to the U.S.

Great sense of humour. 🎉

I can't help myself when shopping at Village Grocer 😜 The one closest to home is in EkoCheras mall and I would go crazy the moment I stepped in. But I would shop at Village or Jaya Grocer or BIG when I need imported items like Old El Paso taco shells, UK Kelloggs corn flakes (big box can last for months), Driscoll strawberries or Wing's pancake mix shaker from Australia. Local products or fresh produce like veggies and fruits are best bought from hypermarkets, wet markets or supermarkets. My favourite aisle in the grocery would be the frozen section because they have frozen bagels and pita bread from Toufayan and Western. In the end, I'd end up paying no less than RM300 on a spree. But worth it.

U can try going to the Imbi market near Pudu. They sell local fruits like rambutans, mangoes and at cheaper prices ✌️😁. I like Vicky the vespa...

Go a bit further for more savings,that shop is very pricey.

Hi Andrew I'm loving your videos, Malaysia is beautiful. Stay safe and healthy.

There was a time when only RM50 is needed to fill up your trolley, here in Malaysia...

Are there much organic food options at Malaysian supermarkets? Here in the U.S., there are lots of organic options and they are affordable but one better not need major medical attention here. Just ONE tooth extraction at the dentist will set you back by $300 USD! If you don't have health insurance, a visit the doctor is $165 and up per visit + you still need to make a trip to the drug store/pharmacy if you need legal drugs.

Very interesting video. Many of those prices look a lot like the prices I would pay here in Tennessee... for name brand items. But by buying generics I'm pretty confident I could beat the Malaysia total here at Walmart or ALDI. Yogurt cups are about 50 cents each at my local store, if you buy generic. Store brand bread is under $1.50. Brand name bread is about the same price you see there. Those gallon storage bags are about $2.50 at Walmart. Kellogg's brand cereal would be about $4.50 for me locally, but store brand cereal is about $2 less than that. Overall, I think I'd do a little better in the US versus that store, but not dramatically better.

Normally we Malaysians try to avoid shopping in village/jaya grocer because they can get too expensive sometime. We nornally shop in Lotus (previously known as Tesco), Giant or Mydin. These are comparable to the one you get in the US like walmart and Target but the price is cheaper

Jason's Supermarket in Bangsar Shopping Centre was my favourite, they had a fabulous selection.

That store looks immaculate!

Govt msia actually provide RM200 for grocery to certain items it's something like 'food stamp' in the US...last month for Malaysian Identity card holder...I usually shop at giant or Tesco which is much cheaper

Thanks for sharing your wonderful vlog

Lucky Frozen in Pudu is great for wholesale price meat and dairy. For your expat products not easily found in the bigger supermarkets try Hock Choon in Ampang. Oh and Big Independent Grocer have fantastic bread and a lot of Western products. Hope this helps any new expats to KL. Enjoy this amazing country, I know I did!

Good to know! Thanks for sharing😊

Dear Mr Taylor, the place you live now use to be my bicycle route around 30 yeara ago. It is more peaceful green scenery back then. I'm an Ampangite. for life.

I laughed out loud when u said “I need to get some chips!” Andrew, be careful with the 3-in-1 coffee. Its loaded with sugar!

Good content!!! Very entertain

Nice

Those prices looked pretty expensive.

in kl prefer to go chowkit market or nsk.

Thanks brader for sharing this Now i know

You should visit the "wet market" for grocery, it cost the cheapest....only RM 1-5 for chicken 🐔🍗 fish 🐠🐟 and vegetables...usually we buy groceries from there....save Tonne of money 🤑💰

Thank God I don't shop at branded stores. When I visit and stay in Melaka and Kluang, Johore I always eat from street vendors and local eateries. I also cook my own food which I buy from the local market. My wife and I spend around 50 Ringgit a day on average - £10 a day in British currency and that includes return bus fare. Food is food at the end of the day so why throw excess money at something which looks fancy on a plate.

Also note that in these challenging times, Malaysia has one of the lowest inflation rate in the whole world and second lowest in South East Asia region, second to Vietnam. As of June it is 3.4% inflation rate in Malaysia thanks to government subsidies.

Good day to all Fyi I just found mercer listing for 2022 Of most / least expensive cities in world Manila was ranked 122 Montreal and Athens 125 and 126 And Kuala Lumpur number 181 Hong Kong #1 most expensive And Ankara #227 least expensive An added bonus is Kuala Lumpur is cleaner and safer

My family of 6 take-out 2-3 meals per day, 365 days Cost me about USD1500 per month.

Interesting. There are local brand equivalents and some Multinationals like Nestle manufacture locally for export to the region. Even some American brands are locally made under license. Cost of local raw materials, manufacturing, logistics, overheads are less here than in the US, hence lower prices overall. Fully imported foods like cheeses, fruits & other foods of course cost more. Local fruits are not exotic enough for high end grocers - maybe the margins are not enough. Good video !

Cool video 🍍

👋ANDREW: Can you advice if YOUR (or other grocery stores) carry - "red grapes," and also "red grapefruit" ⁉ Thanks 🙏

Yebbut the cost of fuel ie petrol is a fraction of what it is in the US and massively cheaper than it is in Europe. However non Malaysian ie European cars are VERY expensive. You should do the same shop at a much cheaper Malaysian supermarket as the Village Grocer is quite expensive.

The current exchange rate is even better than you report. Not bad.

Wow, I'm surprised how expensive it is in USA. I won't complain so much about our Australian prices.

That was quite a surprise

So many Australian brands I’m feeling very patriotic all of a sudden.

Basically groceries not so cheap if compare high end groceries stores with local wet markets. For those who love to cook, may try go for wet Market. But local groceries or mini markets around housing area also offer cheap prices.👍

We had the same " sticker shock" in Panama. A decent home cooked meal in a restaurant was around $10.00. Grocery was interesting as the product range was wider than in the US. Not to mention the baby formula which was everywhere. LoL

Go to RM2 or US50 cents shop

Try Jaya Grocer & Star Grocer... You will find same quality for a better price

You have been to a any wholesale market (pasar borong) and had the experience of buying seafood products there

This was really interesting, especially with inflation these days. Do you know if prices are going up as much in Malaysia as in the US?

thank u for sharing,i have planning to retire too

Wow cheaper than Walmart? Unbelievable

Hi Andrew, suggest u try to do ur grocery at the Giant supermarket at Ampang Point mall across the road from ur building, maybe about 10 to 15 min walk only. The price will blow ur mind if u think shopping at village grocer is cheap compared to wallmart usa and just take grab car to ur loft instead of lugging the grocery he he

Love Village Grocer even though slightly pricier than other supermarkets. Was just checking prices of food items in Australia the other day and was shocked that tomatoes cost AUD11 per kg! Ouch...so glad I'm living in Malaysia right now, even though food prices have risen. Btw, have you done any grocery shopping online, Andrew - Lazada or Shoppe? Some items are cheaper.

Interesting channel, Andrew. Have you ever been to Thailand? I've spent a lot of time there. I was wondering how Malaysia would compare to Thailand. Malaysia looks more laid back and orderly.

Dairy, cheese, chocolates, cakes are do expensive

Good morning

Please pan slower on price labels

Hello from San Francisco🥰

Hi thank you

Thank you for the shopping trip. Do you ever shop at a wet market, or at a night bizarre?

(you wrote:) cheese, potato chips, M&Ms and ice cream! The 4 Basic Food Groups ?

those prices are high, its like going to a walmart in usa for the same price.

Not very cheap I think.Maybe there are cheaper stores. Cheers from Finland.

I was spending between $600 and $800 US monthly last month in Penang... That was for one person. I did buy some organic but, as you know, there's really no organic meat in Malaysia. I paid RM 31 for organic yoart.