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| ๐ต Cost | |
| ๐ก Internet | |
| ๐ Fun | |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) | |
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| โ๏ธ % of buildings with AC | |
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| ๐ Safety | |
| ๐ฉ Safe for women | |
| ๐ Safe for LGBTQ+ | |
| ๐คฎ Food safety* | |
| ๐ฎโโ๏ธ Lack of crime* | |
| ๐ Education level* | |
| โก๏ธ Power grid | |
| ๐ Resilience to climate change | |
| ๐ฐ Income level* | |
| ๐ English speaking* | |
| ๐ถ Walkability | |
| ๐ฆ Traffic safety* | |
| โ๏ธ Airline scores* | |
| ๐งณ Lost luggage* | |
| ๐ฅ Hospitals | |
| ๐ Happiness* | |
| ๐ธ Nightlife | |
| ๐ถ Free WiFi in city | |
| ๐ฅ Places to work from | |
| โ๏ธ A/C or heating | |
| ๐ Friendly to foreigners | |
| ๐ฏ Freedom of speech* | |
| ๐ Startup Score |
| ๐ Continent | Asia |
| ๐ฉ Country | Malaysia |
| ๐๏ธ Average trip length | 6 days |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) | 54 Mbps |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
๐ฅ 28ยฐC 83ยฐF + ๐ฅต Sweaty (84%) = feels 34ยฐC 93ยฐF
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐ 69 US AQI ๐ OK |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐ 28 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 2.45 |
| ๐ง Suggested ATM take out: | MYR 1,000 = USD 245 |
| ๐ธ Tipping | No |
| ๐ณ Cashless | ๐ต No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| ๐ป Best coworking space | theNODE |
| ๐ป Best alt. coworking space | Regus |
| โ๏ธ Best coffee place | Santola Coffee |
| ๐ช Best 24/7 coffee place | Promenade Coffee |
| ๐ฐ Tap water | ๐ซ No, not drinkable |
| ๐ฆท Fluoride added | ๐ซ No fluoride added |
| โป๏ธ Return rate | ๐10% of visitors return |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 790,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $13,125 / year |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (population) |
๐จ 51% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 49% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (young adults) |
๐จ 51% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 49% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (nomads) |
๐จ 87% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 13% |
| ๐ Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| โช๏ธ Religious government | Non-religious |
| ๐ป Online electronics shop | Lazada |
| ๐ Apartment listings | iBilik |
| โ๏ธ Best short-haul air carrier | Malaysia Airlines |
| ๐ฅ Best hospital | Damai Specialist Centre |
| ๐ต Cost of living for nomad | $1,616 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $1,231 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $2,229 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $637 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $416 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $2,383 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $431 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $132,175 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $19 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $78 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $174 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $4 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| ๐ฉโ๐ซ International school | $6,923 / year |
| ๐ Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $1 / trip |
โ Affordable to live
โ Very safe
โ Fast internet
โ Lots of fun stuff to do
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 Not many people smoke tobacco
โ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
โ Freedom of speech is weak
โ Very sweaty and humid now
โ Hospitals are not that great
โ Roads are very dangerous
โ Not safe for women
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) |
3290ยฐ hot |
3290ยฐ hot |
3391ยฐ hot |
3290ยฐ hot |
3697ยฐ hot |
3697ยฐ hot |
3595ยฐ hot |
3391ยฐ hot |
3391ยฐ hot |
3391ยฐ hot |
3391ยฐ hot |
3391ยฐ hot |
| Real (median) |
2781°
warm |
2781°
warm |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
| Humidity |
sweaty 90% |
sweaty 88% |
sweaty 88% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 87% |
sweaty 86% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 87% |
sweaty 87% |
sweaty 87% |
sweaty 87% |
sweaty 87% |
| Most common | 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 Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 162mm |
rainy 119mm |
rainy 103mm |
rainy 128mm |
rainy 171mm |
rainy 196mm |
rainy 173mm |
rainy 184mm |
rainy 181mm |
rainy 266mm |
rainy 268mm |
rainy 212mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 84% |
cloudy 77% |
cloudy 72% |
cloudy 74% |
cloudy 81% |
cloudy 81% |
cloudy 83% |
cloudy 81% |
cloudy 85% |
cloudy 86% |
cloudy 83% |
cloudy 84% |
| Air quality |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
okay 52 US AQI |
okay 52 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
| Sun |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
| Remote workers | 857 people | 1,425 people | 1,200 people | 900 people | 750 people | 975 people | 750 people | 975 people | 1,000 people | 900 people | 1,100 people | 800 people |
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