The introduction of good and services tax (GST) that has replaced the sales and services tax
(SST) had contributed to the rising cost of living in Malaysia. The focus of this research was
to present a data article on the response and perception of Malaysian households about the
increasing cost of living. A descriptive research design was adopted in this study. Data were
obtained from randomly selected 751 respondents of households across Malaysia. The data
were collected through a structured questionnaire. Data analysis was carried out using …

abstract The introduction of good and services tax (GST) that has replaced the sales and
services tax (SST) had contributed to the rising cost of living in Malaysia. The focus of this
research was to present a data article on the response and perception of Malaysian
households about the increasing cost of living. A descriptive research design was adopted
in this study. Data were obtained from randomly selected 751 respondents of households
across Malaysia. The data were collected through a structured questionnaire. Data analysis …