Consumer Lifestyles in Malaysia

June 2025

Consumer Lifestyles provides valuable insights into the key attitudes and current perspectives of consumers, and how these influence their purchasing and consumption behaviours. It quantifies consumer behaviours, preferences and motivations, aligning them with broader trends.

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Overview:

Consumer Lifestyle reports provide detailed snapshorts of the behaviours, attitudes and spending patterns of consumers in 40 countries. 

The Lifestyles reports offer valuable statistics and insights into key consumer traits and values, linking behaviour trends with purchase and consumption habits. Using lifestyles survey data, these reports quantify behaviours, preferences and motivations both now and in the future across specific consumer-related topics relating to how consumers live, shop, work and play in 40 markets. Analysis is also included on how Euromonitor’s 8 focus megatrends, the longer-term shifts in consumer attitudes and behaviour, are playing out in each of the 40 countries. Consumer lifestyles are constantly shifting. Understanding behavioural shifts is vital for businesses to stay competitive and adapt to in order to capitalise on new opportunities.

The Consumer Lifestyle in Malaysia report includes:

Lifestyles survey data and analysis on consumer values, behaviour and future expectations on topics such as life priorities, home and work life, ethical and health priorities and eating, leisure and shopping habits and use of technology. Consumer Megatrends covered are: Connected Consumers Ethical Living Experience More Healthy Living Middle Class Retreat Premiumisation Shifting Market Frontiers Shopping Reinvented

The Consumer Lifestyle in Malaysia report answers:

  • How is the consumer mindset in Malaysia changing? In Malaysia, what are consumer attitudes towards “green” and sustainable products?
  • What values influence consumers in Malaysia purchase decisions?
  • Where and how do consumers shop in Malaysia?
  • What health-related activities do consumers in Malaysia participate in?
  • What megatrends should I focus on in Malaysia (and why)?
  • How do I prioritize my investment? I operate in country x, which are the most important megatrends in that country?
  • My product chimes with the Healthy Living trend, what consumer behaviours do I need to consider for innovation planning?
Scope
Consumer landscape in Malaysia 2025
Personal traits and values
Malaysians feel concerned that the cost of everyday items is going up
Time for myself: M ost prioritised by younger generations
Consumers in Malaysia believe society accepts their identity
Malaysian consumers carry out in-depth studies on the products and services they consume
Gen Z are the most hopeful that their standard of living will improve
Personal traits and values survey highlights
Home life and leisure time
Among all generations, exercise is most popular home activity for Baby Boomers
Consumers in Malaysia enjoy interacting with friends face to face
Multifunctional space: M ost desired home feature for younger generations
Proximity to public transport: M ore desired external feature by older generations
Malaysians desire maximising the benefits while minimising the cost when travelling
Home life and leisure time survey highlights
Eating and dietary habits
Consumers look for healthy ingredients in food and beverages
Gen X is not likely to prepare meals as they believe they do not cook very well
Gen Z most likely to eat snacks while at work
Gen Z are allergic or intolerant to certain foods
Consumers are willing to pay more for products with health and nutritional properties
Eating and dietary habits survey highlights
Working life
Malaysians prioritise working where employee health and safety is top of mind
Malaysians want to have a job that enables an equilibrium between work and personal life
Millennials seek to work for a good manager
Malaysians would like to work from home
Working life survey highlights
Health and wellness
Malaysians like to walk or hike for exercise
Physical activity most popular stress-reduction measure among Baby Boomers
Health and nutritional properties deemed to be the most influential product feature
Gen Z frequently visit health-related or medical sites
Health and wellness survey highlights
Shopping and spending
Consumers strive to live a simple lifestyle
Baby Boomers prefer for spending on premium items, even if it means buying less
Gen X least likely to look for personalised shopping experiences
Older generations say they like to repair items instead of purchasing new ones
Consumers often share/swap items or services
Younger generations often write reviews for products or services
Younger generations read consumer reviews online
Malaysians set to increase spending on health and wellness the most
Gen Z most likely to rely on financial support from friends or family
Shopping and spending survey highlights
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