Is it Cheaper to Rent Car from Singapore or JB to Drive in Malaysia?
Malaysia, a true beautiful country with plenty of natural scenery. As a large country and developing country, the public transport is not well developed. With so many natural places of interests, shopping malls, sumptuous foods, cheap accommodation and all seems so much value for money when converting Ringgit, Malaysia is the top holiday destination of choice for Singaporeans.
Private transport by Self Drive or Taxi is the common and practical mode of transport in Malaysia. The true is car is a necessity to move round the country. If you do not own a car in Singapore or even if own a car but do not wish to drive your high end car, you may find the article below useful.
Car Rental hire in Singapore and JB Cost Compare.
Most Singaporean and Tourists who drive to Malaysia will normally venture further north beyond JB. So where should you hire the car from? To rent Singapore plated car or hire Malaysian plated car from JB? We do a simple cost comparison for car rental at Singapore versus JB car agency. For sake of comparison, we choose Sedan and MPV vehicles.
Compact Sedan Car (5 pax)
| Singapore Car Rental | JB Car Rental | |
| Car Brand/Capacity | Toyota VIOS 1.5A | Toyota VIOS 1.5A |
| Standard Base Cost (daily rate) | SGD 75 | SGD 41 (RM217) |
| Malaysian Entry* (daily rate) | SGD 30 | SGD 0 |
| Total Cost (daily rate) | SGD 105 | SGD 41 |
Multiple Purpose Vehicle (7 pax)
| Singapore Car Rental | JB Car Rental | |
| Car Brand/Capacity | Mazda 5 2.0L | Toyota INNOVA 2.0L |
| Standard Base Cost | SGD 200 | SGD 120 (RM370) |
| Malaysian Entry | SGD 53 | SGD 0 |
| Total Cost (daily rate) | SGD 253 | SGD 120 |
* Entry to Malaysia is additional cost for vehicle Insurance in the country.
Conclusion: The cost to hire rental car from JB is half than of Singapore. However one must go through the hassle of travelling from Singapore to JB Car Rental companies as they do not deliver the car to Singapore. However there is an option and opt used by Singaporean drivers.
Tips: Many Singaporean drivers hire private Taxi Service to fetch them from their Singapore homes to JB car agency. The fare starts from SGD200 for 2 way transfer via 7 Seater MPV. Since most car hire stretch to few days, the cost of cross border travel is more than offset by the huge saving by hiring car from JB car agency.
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