Baby Products in Johor Bahru

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June 27th, 2009 florence.tan

If you are a young parent in Singapore, you might be buying your baby products at Cold Storage. The items you may want to buy includes baby diapers, formula milk powder, baby wipes and baby skin care products. If you want to save some money, you would perhaps try NTUC/ Giant/ Carrefour. For even lower prices, your parents will advice you to go to Sheng Siong or the traditional Chinese medical hall (yes, they sell some baby products too).

Even lower prices? Johor Bahru.

Now, we all know that things are relatively cheap in Johor Bahru (compared to Singapore). But just how cheap is cheap?

Limsimi.com - Baby products on display at Carrefour, Johor Bahru

In this post, we do a quick comparison of some baby products - essentials that you need to stock up frequently if you are a young parent.

Baby diapers
One of the most frequently purchased items, your baby needs about 5-8 diapers/day. This equates to about 150 diapers/ month!

i. Huggies Dry Comfort Medium (66 pcs)
-NTUC: S$19.65
-Cold Storage: S$21.80
-Johor Bahru Carrefour: RM$31.99 (S$13.15)!!

Limsimi.com - Huggies Dry Comfort

ii. Mamy Poko (66 pcs)
-NTUC: S$20.45
-Cold Storage: Unknown
-Johor Bahru Carrefour: RM$41.99 (S$17.30)!!

Limsimi.com - Mamy Poko

Baby Formula Milk Powder
i. Enfalac HA Milk Formula (900g)
-Cold Storage: S$46.00
-Johor Bahru Carrefour: RM$81.99 (S$34.00)!!

Limsimi.com - Enfalac HA

ii. Enfagrow A+ (4x DHA) Milk Formula
-NTUC: S$54.70 (1.8kg)
-Cold Storage: S$56.35 (1.8kg)
-Johor Bahru Carrefour: RM$77.99 (S$32.10) (1.7kg)!!

Limsimi.com - Enfagrow 4x DHA A+

For the latest promotions in Johor Bahru, visit this post here for the websites of the hypermarts in Johor Bahru. There will usually be on-going promotions. So do your maths and see if the cost savings justify your trip up North.

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13 Comments Add your own

1. hui loo | June 27th, 2009 at 9:23 PM

I am one of those parents who shop for baby products in Johor Bahru. People do stare at me and my hubby cuz we buy about 5 packs of diapers for our 2 kids at a time.

At the price of diapers I buy in JB, I think supermarkets in Singapore, they must be laughing all the way to the Bank. Prices are too marked up in NTUC and Cold Storage. As one of my friends pointed out, Sheng Siong not that is cheap. It is NTUC and Cold Storage which are expensive!
2. Li Cheng | July 2nd, 2009 at 7:02 AM

Me too, shop at JB to save $$. Diapers, Formula Milk Powder are other infant care products are much cheaper in JB.
3. Demi | July 23rd, 2009 at 5:19 PM

interesting point of view you got there
4. Grace | August 9th, 2009 at 10:48 PM

Hi,
do u know the prices at UO supermart for huggies?
thanks
5. admin | August 10th, 2009 at 8:28 PM

Hi Grace,

not too sure of the prices at UO Supermarket. However, they are unlikely to be as cheap as Carrefour and Tesco.

Regards,
Florence
6. g. v. yong | September 13th, 2009 at 10:12 PM

diapers bulky, only save S$2-3 per pack. real savings from milk powder esp if u use higher end Mead Johnson, Abott brands..
7. angie ng | October 30th, 2009 at 12:53 PM

Hi, dear mummies. Is there any limit to how much milk formula we can purchase from Malaysia? Will there be any fine form the custom if exceed limit?
8. Doris T | November 1st, 2009 at 9:33 PM

No limit on how much you can purchase from Malaysia. I usually buy about 4 900g cans at a time but not more, so as to get the more “fresh” cans. 4 cans can last me about 5 weeks, so that is when i will go in to JB again.
9. Yi Lian | November 9th, 2009 at 9:10 AM

Dear Mummies, for milk powder, you might also want to check out online offers. Brands like Abbott and Frisco sells direct online too, so do the math and see if it is cheaper to buy in JB.

I had bought milk powder from JB on several occasions. For example, the similac milk powder sells for S$39.50 in SG but only RM$78 in MY – abt S$30. However, I realise that besides the wordings (MY cans are in Malay language), the composition is slightly different even though both cans are actually manufactured in Sg.

You can realise the savings only if you buy > 5 cans/trip to JB. Also, you need to assure yourself that the quality of milk powder is the same. For the latter, I am not so sure, which is why I buy online from Abbott now.
10. Laura Lee | November 25th, 2009 at 10:19 AM

Can we still buy cans of milk powder and diapers from Malaysia? Is there any limit bringing them in?
11. admin | November 27th, 2009 at 9:11 AM

Hi Laura, there is no real limit. However, if there are excessive purchases, you might be taxed. I usually stick to 5-6 tins and 6 diapers. Enough to last 2 months!
12. TINA | February 1st, 2010 at 1:18 PM

Hello ned to check which shop in JB can get cheap milk powder brand dumex dugro 1 plus 1kg refill pack age is 1 to 3 yrs old thks
13. Guat heng | February 1st, 2010 at 3:55 PM

Not sure for dumex but try tesco
at Johor jaya. Generally cheap there. This is where I buy enfalac for my 2 year old.