Coffee shop owner Kow Teck Phing making a cup of hot coffee, sold at RM2.30 per cup, at his eatery in Taman Daya, Johor Bahru.
The Star checked several coffee shops in the city and suburban areas and found that prices ranged from RM2.30 to RM2.60 per cup, while other popular drinks like hot Nescafe and Milo cost RM3.50 to RM4 each.However, Johor Bahru Coffee, Restaurant and Bar Operators Association deputy chairman Yong Wa Kong said those are not the only reasons the prices of these beverages have gone up.
“Coffee shop owners have to fork out more to hire staff. It is tough to hire foreign workers if the pay is less than RM2,000, and locals usually demand nothing less than RM3,000.” “We raised our prices earlier this year. A cup of kopi-o is now RM2.20 from RM2, and iced kopi-o is now RM2.40 from RM2.20. We are not planning to increase our prices to avoid angering customers,” she said.Mr Yong noted that not all kopitiam outlets have raised their prices – some still sell a cup of coffee for RM1.80.
Other Malaysian favourite spots for “lepak” – “mamak”, or Indian-Muslim, restaurants – are also facing high operating costs owing to the rental rates in Johor Bahru. “We were worried that customers would post photos of the smaller portion on social media, giving us a bad reputation and getting us into trouble with the authorities. In the long run, this would cost us more than maintaining our prices and portions.”
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