I do believe quite a good number of Malaysian registered cars in
Johore are owned by Singaporeans, who also have properties there
!
As for computer hardware parts being cheaper (??) in JB compared to
SGP ?
how did you come to that conclusion ? From my own findings, i
either find no differences in the pricing (after currency
conversion) or that instead the exact same part tends to cost more
in MY compared to in SGP.
I was quite surprised e.g. to note of some Intel CPU's &
mainboards although made in Malaysia is priced either no
differently or more expensive if bough within Malaysia, whether in
KL or JB ! I believe the taxes imposed in MY on such items make
them unnecessarily more expensive while for such items the
Singapore side tends to have a more 'liberal tax' approach which
makes them cheaper in SGP.
However i seem to note prices of used laptop PC's may be cheaper in
PJ or KL compared to in SGP. JB prices of such items seem close to
SGP levels.
As for groceries, for some items the prices may be lower in MY
compared to SGP while good number of others the price roughly the
same. Goods which costs noticibly cheaper in MY over SGP tend to be
food, houses, land, cars i.e. usually the 'big-ticket' items
instead, instead of the more lower valued 'basic' items.
Back to issues of buses & transport, the costs of acquring
these & the fares charged of course cheaper in MY compared to
SGP, adjusting for the same grade of vehicle & class of
service.
