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Malaysia's Average Annual Income per Capita

How many of you reading this is earning less than the average annual per capita income of RM32,850 in the year 2014 and can still have your own internet access at home? It works out to about RM2,738 per month (is this gross or net?). Above is excerpt from Mar 6, 2015 The Rakyat Post "Malaysians earning 30 times more than their grandfathers"

From the Statistical department's report 2012, the urban average income is RM5,742 while rural is RM3,080 which are pretty decent figures to survive in 2014. The Poverty line being at RM830 per month (didn't jaga / guards use to earn less than this?).

Lets see, a simple household with 2 adults and 2 children where only the father works 20 days per month, would spent about the following (approx);

  1. Meals at work RM140
  2. Home meals RM500
  3. Electric, water, utility RM100
  4. Rental RM900
  5. Transport for school RM260
  6. Upkeep of the motorbike+fuel RM500
  7. Averaged clothes bought RM50
  8. Schooling fees/tuition/clothes RM300
Which comes to RM2,850 and they will get through until secondary school, one can imagine borrowing RM12 per month. Or one could use the figures at  Numbeo to break down into more detail.

"A Satire"

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