An arm and a leg for a cuppa today


Preparing a cuppa: Coffee shop owner Kow Teck Phing, 59, making a cup of hot coffee at his eatery in Taman Daya, Johor Baru, which is sold at RM2.30 per cup. — THOMAS YONG/The Star

JOHOR BARU: The price of a standard cup of coffee here has increased by about 70% in the past three years.

A cup of kopi used to cost around RM1.50, but the price has crept up – 10 sen or 20 sen at a time – to about RM2.60 currently. It can even go up to RM2.80 for takeaways.

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 11.12/month

Billed as RM 11.12 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

Best Value

Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 9.87/month

Billed as RM 118.40 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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