Kuala Lumpur Grocery Store Food Prices 2024

I recently stayed in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for two months and mostly did my own cooking. Here’s a collection of prices of different foods I bought (or thought would be useful to show) from Jaya Grocer, a local supermarket that has a good blend of local produce and imported stuff.

While local food, street markets, and non-Western meals aren’t terribly expensive in Malaysia, if you crave non-Malaysian food it’s cheaper to make your own meals rather than buy from a restaurant. For instance, I crave potatoes like a mad thing, so it’s easier for me to just make my own hash browns or whatever.

Also, I personally find it helpful to have real prices to plan my travel budget with, so I figured I’d share what I spent on my own groceries.

For one person: I spent roughly $240 USD/month on groceries in Kuala Lumpur. That’s comparable to what I was spending on groceries in Japan, to give you a price point.

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Kuala Lumpur Grocery Store Haul Example

Here’s a typical grocery trip’s shopping:

Jaya Grocer is on Grab’s mart delivery service, so I got terribly spoiled having my shopping delivered directly to my apartment complex. The downside of that is obviously they don’t have EVERYTHING listed online, so I’m sure I missed out on some items I would’ve liked to buy. Oh well!

The other exciting thing about Malaysian grocery stores is they have tons of dairy products! All kinds of shredded cheese, cream cheese, different yogurts– I indulged quite a bit.

Kuala Lumpur Grocery Store Food Prices

Staple Foods

Eggs (15 in a pack): RM12.50 / $2.68 USD

Milk (1L): RM7.49 / $1.60 USD

Butter, salted (227g): RM13.80 / $2.96 USD

Bread, multigrain (360g): RM5.80 / $1.24 USD

Bread, white (400g): RM3 / $0.64 USD

Rice, Japanese short grain (5kg): RM34.50 / $7.39 USD

Coffee, Nescafe instant (200g): RM28.70 / $6.15 USD

Coffee, Starbucks beans (200g): RM30 / $6.43 USD

Sugar (1kg): RM2.95 / $0.63 USD

Meat

Minced beef (300g): RM17.90 / $3.84 USD

Chicken, breast (pack of 2): RM13.30 / $2.85 USD

Tuna, canned (150g): RM7.70 / $1.65 USD

Vegetables

Potatoes (1kg): RM10.60 / $2.27 USD

Brussels sprouts (250g): RM10.90 / $2.34 USD

Spinach, Malaysian (250g): RM5.80 / $1.24 USD

Other

Peanut butter, Jif creamy (454g): RM19.90 / $4.26

Pasta, spiral (400g): RM3.85 / $0.82 USD

Pasta sauce (500g jar): RM11.70 / $2.51 USD

Cheese, shredded (200g): RM17.50 / $3.75 USD

Frozen pizza, cheese (9.5 inch): RM14.40 / $3.09 USD

Malaysia Grocery Store Tips

You can find cheaper fruit and veg at smaller stores/market stalls, for a better overall price. Fruit is seasonal, so you might not be able to find certain things all year-round but you WILL be able to find really good fruit for a good price all the time.

Generally, the bulk foods cost less than pre-packaged ones. You need to go get your bulk items weighed at the counter before going to the check out. Usually there’s a staff member available to weigh things for you.