The Value Of RM1,200 Besides A Fancy Hair Cut
Malaysia's First Lady Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor recently claimed that she wasn't spared from the effects of GST when she was charged RM1,200 for each hair dyeing session at home. We think that's steep too. What else could you do with RM1,200?
Cover image via malaysiakini.comRecently at a GST briefing, Malaysia's First Lady Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor claimed that hairdressers and tailors who make house calls have been increasing prices. She had to part with RM1,200 for each hair dye session at home.
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RM1,200 is indeed an exorbitant price to pay to dye hair. What else can you do with RM1,200?
1. Rent a room for 2.5 months. A single, air-conditioned room in Damansara Jaya costs between RM400 to RM900 depending on facilities and utilities.
A typical room in Damansara Jaya ranges from RM400 to RM900 based on size, facilities and utilities. RM1,200 can cover rent and utilities for at least 2 and a half months.
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2. Help pay a month and a half's worth of salary to a worker. The minimum wage for East Malaysia is RM800. RM1,200 can cover their wages for one month and a half.
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3. Go for a road trip to Vietnam and back. RM1,200 can cover approximately 8,400 kilometres assuming you're driving a Perodua MyVi. That's like driving from Johor Bahru to Hanoi and back with still a lot of fuel to spare.
The current price of RON 95 in Malaysia is RM1.70 per litre. A full tank for a Perodua MyVi would be roughly around RM50. With RM1,200, one can make 24 trips to the petrol station to fill up to the brim and that amount of fuel can cover a distance of 8,400 kilometres (assuming that one full tank can cover at least 350 kilometres with an efficiency rating of 15 to 17km per litre). That's like driving from Johor Bahru to Hanoi to and fro with a lot fuel to spare!
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4. Buy lots of rice. With RM1,200 can buy a family of four 40 packets of local white rice at RM30 per pack. More than enough to sustain the family for an extended period of time.
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*Taking the most expensive price for a packet of local rice (RM30), RM1,200 can buy 40 packets of rice. More than enough to feed a family of four for a year.
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5. Feed the poor. In a project called "The Poverty Line", RM7 could buy 2 fish, tempe and some rice. RM1,200 would be able to feed 171 hungry people.
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Besides the aforementioned foods, other Malaysians submitted photos of *Nasi Kandar* and even groceries bought with just RM7.
6. Get a cheaper haircut. A haircut at the barber costs between RM11 – RM15. Assuming you go to the barber every month for a RM15 haircut, you could go for a total of 80 times over the next 6.5 years with RM1,200.
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