INTERACTIVE: See exactly how much more your groceries and meals costs now

PETALING JAYA: Whether buying groceries or dining at restaurants, Malaysians are feeling the squeeze due to rising food costs.

To find out exactly how much more Malaysians are paying for food items ranging from poultry to vegetables as well as cooked meals at restaurants over the past five years, The Star looked at data from the Statistics Department (DOSM).

Based on DOSM’s figures we created two interactive calculators.

The first calculates prices of groceries from a list that you can select.

The second is a calculator for prepared meals ranging from roti canai to biryani.

All the prices listed in the interactive calculators are average prices.

Try our interactive calculators below to see exactly how much more you're paying for your favourite groceries and meals compared to five years ago.

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The following infographic lists out all the items in the food basket and its prices in 2024 and in 2020.