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Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)mean monthly household expenditure · RMIN BRIEF
HOUSEHOLDS · SPENDING · STATES
How does average household spending differ by state?
Compare mean monthly household expenditure across all Malaysian states and federal territories using DOSM HIES state estimates.
SHOW ME THE DATA2022 → 2024 · mean monthly household expenditure · RM
ENTITY20222024CHANGE
W.P. Putrajaya8.9K→9.2K+289
W.P. Kuala Lumpur7.8K→8.2K+355
Selangor6.8K→7.3K+496
Melaka5.7K→6.2K+505
Johor5.3K→5.9K+585
Pulau Pinang5.3K→5.8K+528
Terengganu4.8K→5.2K+423
Negeri Sembilan4.7K→5.1K+437
W.P. Labuan4.2K→4.5K+321
Pahang4.1K→4.4K+261
Sarawak3.9K→4.3K+366
Perak3.9K→4.2K+329
Perlis3.8K→4.1K+250
Kedah3.8K→4.0K+263
Kelantan3.5K→3.8K+320
Sabah3.3K→3.5K+205
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)mean monthly household expenditure · RMSourceDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) ↗31 Dec 2025 · data through 2024HIGH CONFIDENCE
Method & notes
Expenditure adds another dimension to state income comparisons, but higher spending does not by itself imply higher welfare or higher living costs.
METHOD & LIMITATIONSHow the numbers were calculated
PulseKita uses the mean monthly household expenditure published by DOSM for each state in the HIES state dataset.
- This is mean household expenditure, not median spending and not an individual cost-of-living measure.
- Household size and composition differ between states.
- Survey estimates should be interpreted together with HIES sampling uncertainty.
Evidence trail
EVIDENCE CHAINtransformation inherited from methodology
- 1Primary evidenceHousehold Income and Expenditure: States
- 2TransformationPulseKita uses the mean monthly household expenditure published by DOSM for each state in the HIES state dataset.
- 3Published visualBefore / after
Source
HIGH CONFIDENCEofficial primary
COVERAGE2022 → 2024
UNITmean monthly household expenditure · RM
SOURCEmachine readable
UPDATED31 Dec 2025 · data through 2024