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Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Values: CPI points above 2010 baseIN BRIEF
PRICES · MALAYSIA
Which states saw the biggest CPI rise?
Compare each Malaysian state's overall CPI using the latest published month in each year, measured as index points above the 2010=100 base.
SHOW ME THE DATA2011 → 2026 · CPI points above 2010 base
VIEW DATA ASSame source · different visual lens
PULSEKITA RACE2011 — 2026
SourceDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
2011
1W.P. Labuan5
2Kelantan5
3Negeri Sembilan5
4Terengganu5
5W.P. Putrajaya5
6Pulau Pinang5
7Johor4
8Selangor4
9Kedah4
10Pahang4
11Melaka4
12Perak4
13Sabah4
14Sarawak4
15W.P. Kuala Lumpur4
16Perlis3
201120112026
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Values: CPI points above 2010 baseSourceDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) ↗18 Sep 2026 · data through Aug 2026HIGH CONFIDENCE
Method & notes
The state ranking is about cumulative CPI movement relative to each state's 2010 base, not a ranking of which state has the highest absolute living cost.
METHOD & LIMITATIONSRelative CPI movement, not an absolute cost-of-living ranking.
PulseKita filters DOSM's monthly state CPI to the overall basket, takes the latest available month in each calendar year, and subtracts the 2010 base value of 100. This measures accumulated index movement relative to the base, not the absolute cost of living between states.
- A higher CPI index does not mean a state is absolutely more expensive than another state; it means its representative basket has moved further relative to its own 2010 base.
- CPI represents an average household basket, so an individual's experienced inflation can differ.
- The latest year may contain fewer than twelve months.
Evidence trail
EVIDENCE CHAINtransformation inherited from methodology
- 1Primary evidenceMonthly CPI by State & Division
- 2TransformationPulseKita filters DOSM's monthly state CPI to the overall basket, takes the latest available month in each calendar year, and subtracts the 2010 base value of 100. This measures accumulated index movement relative to the base, not the absolute cost of living between states.
- 3Published visualAnimated race
Source
HIGH CONFIDENCEofficial primary
COVERAGE2011 → 2026
UNITCPI points above 2010 base
SOURCEmachine readable
UPDATED18 Sep 2026 · data through Aug 2026