| ๐ Nomad Score™ |
3.14/5 (Rank #465)
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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
|
| ๐ต Cost |
๐ Affordable: $1,696 / mo
|
| ๐ก Internet |
๐ก Slow: 13 Mbps (avg)
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| ๐ Fun |
Okay |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) |
๐ฅต Hot: 30ยฐC85ยฐF (feels 34ยฐC93ยฐF)
|
| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) |
๐ฅต Sweaty: 71%
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| โ๏ธ % of buildings with AC |
๐ High: 80%
|
| ๐จ Air quality (now) |
๐ Moderate: 87 US AQI
|
| ๐จ Air quality (annual) |
๐ฑ Good: 68 US AQI
|
| ๐ Safety |
Okay
|
| ๐ฉ Safe for women |
Okay |
| ๐ Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
| ๐คฎ Food safety* |
Good
|
| ๐ฎโโ๏ธ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
| ๐ค Lack of racism* |
Bad |
| ๐ Education level* |
Mediocre |
| โก๏ธ Power grid |
Great
|
| ๐ Resilience to climate change |
Good
|
| ๐ฐ Income level* |
Low:
$792 / mo
|
| ๐ English speaking* |
Okay |
| ๐ถ Walkability |
Bad |
| ๐ฆ Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| โ๏ธ Airline scores* |
Great |
| ๐งณ Lost luggage* |
Great |
| ๐ฅ Hospitals |
Okay |
| ๐ Happiness* |
Bad |
| ๐ธ Nightlife |
Bad |
| ๐ถ Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| ๐ฅ Places to work from |
Great |
| โ๏ธ A/C or heating |
Bad |
| 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 | 4 days |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) | 13 Mbps |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
๐ฅ 30ยฐC 85ยฐF + ๐ฅต Sweaty (71%) = feels 34ยฐC 93ยฐF
|
| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐๐ท 87 US AQI = ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐๐ท 68 US AQI |
| ๐ Power | 230V 50Hz |
| ๐ Best taxi app* |
|
| ๐ Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| ๐ธ 10 MYR in USD | USD 2.48 |
| ๐ง Suggested ATM take out: | MYR 1,000 = USD 248 |
| ๐ธ Tipping | No |
| ๐ณ Cashless | ๐ต No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| โ๏ธ Best coffee place | San Francisco Coffee |
| ๐ช Best 24/7 coffee place | Incubator4U |
| ๐ฐ Tap water | ๐ซ No, not drinkable |
| โป๏ธ Return rate | 8% of visitors return |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 820,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $9,508 / year |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (nomads) |
๐จ 81% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 19% |
| 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 | KMC MEDICAL CENTRE |
| ๐ต Cost of living for nomad | $1,696 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $1,159 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $2,287 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $654 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $927 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $2,046 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $371 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $74,267 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $43 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $67 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $121 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $3 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $4 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| ๐ฉโ๐ซ International school | $12,613 / year |
| ๐ฑ Mobile data (~10GB) | $6 / month |
| ๐ Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $4 / trip |
โ Affordable to live
โ Fast internet
โ Warm now
โ Warm all year round
โ Good air quality usually
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 Safe for women
โ Not many people smoke tobacco
โ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
โ Freedom of speech is weak
โ Not very safe
โ Not much to do
โ Very sweaty and humid now
โ Roads are very dangerous
โ People don't speak English well
โ Not family friendly
โ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
โ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
3086ยฐ warm |
3595ยฐ hot |
3391ยฐ hot |
3391ยฐ hot |
3493ยฐ hot |
3391ยฐ hot |
3391ยฐ hot |
3290ยฐ hot |
3391ยฐ hot |
3391ยฐ hot |
3086ยฐ warm |
3290ยฐ hot |
| Real (median) |
2679°
warm |
2984°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2781°
warm |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2679°
warm |
2781°
warm |
| Humidity |
nice 90% |
sweaty 82% |
sweaty 88% |
sweaty 89% |
sweaty 91% |
sweaty 88% |
sweaty 87% |
sweaty 90% |
sweaty 88% |
sweaty 89% |
nice 92% |
sweaty 89% |
| Most common | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 202mm |
rainy 96mm |
rainy 207mm |
rainy 236mm |
rainy 185mm |
rainy 97mm |
rainy 97mm |
rainy 117mm |
rainy 170mm |
rainy 252mm |
rainy 328mm |
rainy 287mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 87% |
cloudy 68% |
cloudy 75% |
cloudy 86% |
cloudy 86% |
cloudy 84% |
cloudy 87% |
cloudy 88% |
cloudy 90% |
overcast 91% |
overcast 92% |
cloudy 88% |
| Air quality |
okay 50 US AQI |
okay 68 US AQI |
okay 68 US AQI |
okay 68 US AQI |
okay 68 US AQI |
okay 61 US AQI |
okay 60 US AQI |
okay 67 US AQI |
okay 80 US AQI |
okay 54 US AQI |
okay 51 US AQI |
okay 50 US AQI |
| Sun |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
| Remote workers | 900 people | 1,000 people | 800 people | 1,050 people | 750 people | 1,200 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 900 people | 600 people | 857 people |
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