Eating out becoming pricey


Chow time: Customers picking their dish of choice at an economy rice shop in Pulau Tikus. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Food and drink prices have soared with more people eating out since the easing of Covid-19 restrictions.

A check by The Star found that a plate of economy rice which consists of white rice, one meat and one vegetable dish, as well as a cup of beverage, which would have cost around RM5 in pre-pandemic times now costs between RM8 and RM10.

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