| ๐ Nomad Score™ |
3.33/5 (Rank #265)
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| ๐ Quality of life score |
Okay |
| ๐ถ Family score |
Okay |
| ๐ Community score |
Okay |
| ๐คฏ Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
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| ๐ต Cost |
๐ Affordable: $1,940 / mo
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| ๐ก Internet |
๐ก Slow: 15 Mbps (avg)
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| ๐ Fun |
Okay |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) |
๐ฅต Hot: 28ยฐC83ยฐF (feels 35ยฐC95ยฐF)
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| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) |
๐ฅต Sweaty: 91%
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| โ๏ธ % of buildings with AC |
๐ High: 80%
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) |
๐ฑ Good: 26 US AQI
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| ๐จ Air quality (annual) |
๐ฑ Great: 33 US AQI
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| ๐ Safety |
Okay
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| ๐ฉ Safe for women |
Good |
| ๐ Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
| ๐คฎ Food safety* |
Good
|
| ๐ฎโโ๏ธ Lack of crime* |
Good
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| ๐ค Lack of racism* |
Bad |
| ๐ Education level* |
Mediocre |
| โก๏ธ Power grid |
Great
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| ๐ Resilience to climate change |
Good
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| ๐ฐ Income level* |
Poor:
$1,094 / mo
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| ๐ English speaking* |
Okay |
| ๐ถ Walkability |
Great |
| ๐ฆ Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| โ๏ธ Airline scores* |
Great |
| ๐งณ Lost luggage* |
Great |
| ๐ Happiness* |
Bad |
| ๐ธ Nightlife |
Bad |
| ๐ถ Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
| ๐ฅ Places to work from |
Great |
| โ๏ธ A/C or heating |
Okay |
| ๐ Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
| ๐ฏ Freedom of speech* |
Okay |
| ๐ Startup Score |
Bad |
| ๐ Continent | Asia |
| ๐ฉ Country | Malaysia |
| ๐๏ธ Average trip length | 5 days |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) | 15 Mbps |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
๐ง 28ยฐC 83ยฐF + ๐ฅต Sweaty (91%) = feels 35ยฐC 95ยฐF
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐ 26 US AQI ๐ OK |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐ 33 US AQI |
| ๐ Power | 230V 50Hz |
| ๐ Best taxi app* |
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| ๐ Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| ๐ธ 10 MYR in USD | USD 2.47 |
| ๐ง Suggested ATM take out: | MYR 1,000 = USD 247 |
| ๐ธ Tipping | No |
| ๐ณ Cashless | ๐ต No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| โ๏ธ Best coffee place | Smiling Buffalo Cafe |
| ๐ช Best 24/7 coffee place | Jetpack Langkawi |
| ๐ฐ Tap water | ๐ซ No, not drinkable |
| ๐ฆท Fluoride added | ๐ง Yes, fluoridated |
| โป๏ธ Return rate | ๐5% of visitors return |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 30,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $13,125 / year |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (nomads) |
๐จ 89% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 11% |
| ๐ Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| โช๏ธ Religious government | Religious |
| ๐ป Online electronics shop | Lazada |
| ๐ Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| โ๏ธ Best int'l air carrier | Air Asia |
| ๐ฅ Best hospital | Chenang Clinic |
| ๐ต Cost of living for nomad | $1,940 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $1,489 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $1,610 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $460 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $739 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $3,952 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $1,129 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $160,609 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $35 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $130 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $109 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $3 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
โ Affordable to live
โ Pretty safe
โ Fast internet
โ Warm now
โ Warm all year round
โ Good air quality on average
โ Many Nomads.com members have been
โ Spacious and not crowded
โ Very easy to make friends
โ Very easy to do business
โ High quality of education
โ Democratic
โ People can speak basic English
โ Very safe for women
โ Family friendly
โ Not many people smoke tobacco
โ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
โ Freedom of speech is weak
โ Not much to do
โ Very sweaty and humid now
โ Hospitals are bad
โ Roads are very dangerous
โ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
โ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
3493ยฐ hot |
3697ยฐ hot |
3697ยฐ hot |
3493ยฐ hot |
38100ยฐ hot |
3493ยฐ hot |
3799ยฐ hot |
3493ยฐ hot |
3493ยฐ hot |
3595ยฐ hot |
3290ยฐ hot |
3595ยฐ hot |
| Real (median) |
2984°
very warm |
3086°
very warm |
3086°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
3086°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
3086°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
| Humidity |
sweaty 78% |
sweaty 74% |
sweaty 75% |
sweaty 78% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 78% |
sweaty 79% |
sweaty 80% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 82% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 81% |
| Most common | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 28mm |
dry 3mm |
rainy 104mm |
rainy 183mm |
rainy 242mm |
rainy 182mm |
rainy 192mm |
rainy 225mm |
rainy 266mm |
rainy 327mm |
rainy 248mm |
rainy 124mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 68% |
pockets 50% |
cloudy 62% |
cloudy 83% |
cloudy 88% |
cloudy 86% |
cloudy 88% |
cloudy 89% |
cloudy 89% |
cloudy 89% |
cloudy 89% |
cloudy 74% |
| Air quality |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
| Sun |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
| Remote workers | 1,473 people | 1,250 people | 1,246 people | 1,067 people | 1,629 people | 1,286 people | 1,500 people | 1,320 people | 1,050 people | 600 people | 1,000 people | 982 people |
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