Average spending

House location: Old Klang Road
Office location: Downtown KL

Mode of transportation: LRT, monorail, taxis (let’s talk about minus the taxi as we consider that a luxury item, so we factor in taking RapidKL / busses + walk instead of taxis to depart/reach home)

To office:-
House to LRT station – car pool
LRT = RM2.60
Monorail = RM2.40
Walk to office from monorail station

From office to home
Monorail = RM2.40
LRT = RM2.60
RapidKL – RM1.00

Total travelling cost = RM11.00

Lunch – average RM5.00 without drink!

That would come to about RM16.00 per day. With an average of 22 working days a month, that would equals RM352. How about dinner? Let’s factor in another RM5 x 22 = RM110, total in 22 days RM462.00 (and breakfast is not even counted).

Sat / Sun = 8 days a month or 4 weekends = RM50 per weekend (enough?), hence RM200. Just lets say you have a bit of life – ie, watch a movie with friends or get a meal at a good restaurant or get yourself some stuff.

RM462 + 200 = RM662

How about rental, utilities, necessities (em.. shampoos and soap at least!) – let’s give a lump / rough estimate of RM300 / month

Now that equals RM962 (RM662 + RM300)

I was like helloooo… anyone still earns in the range for RM1,000 a month? Yes! It is really a very sad situation.