As the fastest developing country in South East Asia, Malaysia is not escape from the effects of inflation that occurs throughout the year. However, Malaysia’s efforts to suppress inflation every year is a good thing that needs to be emulated. In this article we will share to you on What Can You Buy With RM10 in Malaysia Nowadays.
Introduction
The currency used in Malaysia is the Malaysian Ringgit with the symbol RM or MYR. Back then before 1975, Malaysia shared the same value of currency exchange with Singapore Dollar and Brunei Ringgit (Brunei Dollar in Symbol). At present time, the currency is much lower than Singapore Dollar and Brunei Ringgit after Malaysia pulled out herself from the agreement. Need to find more about this interesting history? The link about this article we provided as below.
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As of September 2024, the exchange rate of RM1 to SGD and BND is equal to 0.29 SGD/BND. This means 1 Singapore Dollar equal to RM3.44
There are many inquiries about what can we do with RM10 in Malaysia especially from foreigner those will stay in Malaysia for a long period of time for business purposes trips, for short vacation or holiday, and even from someone who will travel here to work.
What actually we can buy with RM10 in Malaysia? Can we survive one whole day only spending RM10 in Malaysia? Now this article will helps you to figure out the results.
This article wrote based on our experience and observations in Malaysia. To be more precise, in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. For your info, Kuala Lumpur is among the most expensive city in South East Asia behind Singapore and Bangkok. Without waiting any longer let’s start!
Street Foods
In Kuala Lumpur we still can go for our meal with RM10. Yet we still need to be realistic and become more economical person. Here we listed out a few street foods you can buy in Kuala Lumpur with RM10 and below
Nasi Lemak
A basic pack of nasi lemak with sambal, peanuts, anchovies, and an egg may cost you about RM3 -RM5 depending on your addons side dishes. Hence if you only have RM10 in your pocket and you are hungry at the same time while waiting for tomorrow’s salary, buying Nasi Lemak can make you survive.
Roti Canai
A basic roti canai can cost you RM1.50 – RM2 per pieces. You could get 2-3 pieces of roti canai with dhal or curry to fulfill your stomach below RM10 in Malaysia.
Roti canai is one of Malaysian national dishes. It was origin from South India. This menu was then inherited from Indian immigrant those migrated to Federation of Malaya before independent from British. The word “canai” was borrowed from the Malay words which means the process of flattening and stretching dough, which is a key step in making roti canai.
Teh Tarik /Plain Coffee/Tea with Milk
It seems common to have plain coffee or teh tarik (milky tea) in Malaysia all over the time when dine in at the restaurants. This teh tarik or milky tea you can have together with the nasi lemak or roti canai during breakfast or tea time afterwork.
For one cup of teh tarik it will cost about RM1.50 to RM2.50.
Fast Food
With RM10 we still can go fast food restaurant for meal. Yet we need again to realistic that we only can can an ala carte or basic combo meal among the cheapest menus they do have. Below are the fast food restaurant we can go and buy meal below RM10.
KFC
We can get a snack plate (though portions are small) or an ala carte piece of chicken. Rare but it happens, we still able to buy an ala carte piece of chicken. Honestly we personally found that this not really practical for those who needs to fill in the empty stomach.
Mc Donald’s
Apart from KFC, we still can buy meal at McDonalds in Malaysia with RM10 we have. The famous package offered by McDonalds Malaysia is “Mix and Match”. The value menu offers items like a cheeseburger. chicken porridge, hash brown or small fries. It usually cost you below RM7 for two menu “Mix (One menu) and Match (One menu)”
Convenience Store Snacks
Small snacks, 1.5L bottle of water still can get below RM10 in many convenience stores. There are also variety of instant noodles we can get usually around RM3-RM6 per bowl. Convenience stores such as Family Mart, 7-Eleven, CU and many more always offer the same prices and provide a place to eat.
Groceries
If you planning to save more money and try survive for two days with RM10 in Malaysia, we still can buy the groceries with RM10.
Vegetables
In Malaysia, one of the cheapest groceries we can buy below RM10 are the vegetables. A small amount of leafy greens, a few potatoes, or onions will cost you around RM2-3 per bunch.
Eggs
Half a dozen eggs, depending on the size and brand cost you around RM5 – RM7. And for 1 tray consist of 30 eggs, normally within RM9-12.00.
Rice
About 1 kilogram of basic white rice. For 1 kilogram normal white rice will cost you about RM2.50 – Rm4.00. For premium or basmati rice usually the price range between RM6 – RM15 per Kilogram.
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Bonus
Maybe you should try Malaysian Street Burgers at the same. The price still below RM10 but normally street burgers in Malaysia mostly can buy at night from 7:00PM until midnight.
Conclusions
In 2024, we still can survive for the whole day with RM10 left in your pocket or in your bank account. This article focus in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. If you wondered how about other states in Malaysia the answer will always “yes”, and even you can get more things to buy with RM10 in Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah, Perlis or even in Sabah or Sarawak due to the cost of living that might more cheaper than Kuala Lumpur.
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