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Roti canai, nasi lemak prices nearly doubled over last 13 years

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PETALING JAYA: Fancy roti canai for breakfast, nasi lemak for lunch, and satay for dinner? You may want to think twice as these popular Malaysian cuisine have almost doubled in price over the past 13 years.

According to the statistics department’s Analysis of Annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) 2024, the price of roti canai rose by 71.1%, from 90 sen in 2011 to RM1.54 in 2024, while nasi lemak jumped 81.3% from RM2.03 to RM3.68 per plate over the same period.

Chicken satay more than doubled in price, surging 113.7% from 51 sen per stick to RM1.09, Bernama reported.

The analysis also found that big onions imported from India increased 139.4%, from RM2.89 to RM6.92 per kg over the same period.

Fresh coconut milk went up from RM7.39 to RM11.54 per kg, while grated coconut rose from RM5.18 to RM8.33 per kg.

Beef lovers may want to look for cheaper alternatives as local beef prices have nearly doubled from RM19.05 to RM37.84 per kg between 2011 and 2024.

And you may also want to stop complaining about having too few cockles in your curry noodles as they recorded the steepest jump, surging by 400.3%, from RM3.04 to RM15.21 per kg over the same period.

Earlier today, the statistics department reported that Malaysia’s inflation rose at a slower pace of 1.8% in 2024, down from 2.5% in 2023. The CPI stood at 132.8 points in 2024 versus 130.4 in 2023.

It said the country’s inflation was in line with the global inflation rate of 5.7% in 2024 compared to 6.6% in 2023, citing the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook Database, April 2025.

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PETALING JAYA: Fancy roti canai for breakfast, nasi lemak for lunch, and satay for dinner? You may want to think twice as these popular Malaysian cuisine have almost doubled in price over the past 13 years.

According to the statistics department’s Analysis of Annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) 2024, the price of roti canai rose by 71.1%, from 90 sen in 2011 to RM1.54 in 2024, while nasi lemak jumped 81.3% from RM2.03 to RM3.68 per plate over the same period.

Chicken satay more than doubled in price, surging 113.7% from 51 sen per stick to RM1.09, Bernama reported.

The analysis also found that big onions imported from India increased 139.4%, from RM2.89 to RM6.92 per kg over the same period.

Fresh coconut milk went up from RM7.39 to RM11.54 per kg, while grated coconut rose from RM5.18 to RM8.33 per kg.

Beef lovers may want to look for cheaper alternatives as local beef prices have nearly doubled from RM19.05 to RM37.84 per kg between 2011 and 2024.

And you may also want to stop complaining about having too few cockles in your curry noodles as they recorded the steepest jump, surging by 400.3%, from RM3.04 to RM15.21 per kg over the same period.

Earlier today, the statistics department reported that Malaysia’s inflation rose at a slower pace of 1.8% in 2024, down from 2.5% in 2023. The CPI stood at 132.8 points in 2024 versus 130.4 in 2023.

It said the country’s inflation was in line with the global inflation rate of 5.7% in 2024 compared to 6.6% in 2023, citing the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook Database, April 2025.

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