| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
3.64/5 (Rank #119)
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| ❤️ Liked by members |
👍4 liked it 👎2 disliked it
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
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| 💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $2,017 / mo
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| 📡 Internet |
🏎 Fast: 57 Mbps (avg)
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| 😝 Fun |
Bad |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 31°C87°F (feels 39°C102°F)
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| 💦 Humidity (now) |
🥵 Sweaty: 80%
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| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😊 High: 80%
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| 💨 Air quality (now) |
😐 Moderate: 72 US AQI
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| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Good: 55 US AQI
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| 👌 Safety |
Okay
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| 👩 Safe for women |
Bad |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Good
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| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
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| 🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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| 🌊 Resilience to climate change |
Good
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| 💰 Income level* |
Poor:
$1,094 / mo
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| 🙊 English speaking* |
Okay |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Okay |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Okay |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
| 🌍 Continent | Asia |
| 🚩 Country | Malaysia |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 12 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 57 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 31°C 87°F + 🥵 Sweaty (80%) = feels 39°C 102°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 72 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎😷 55 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 10 MYR in USD | USD 2.46 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | MYR 1,000 = USD 246 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | - |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Espresso Garage |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | THE FACTORY 30 |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| 🦷 Fluoride added | 💧 Yes, fluoridated |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍15% of visitors return |
| 📸 Visitors per year | 5,571,400 visitors |
| 📸 Tourists now | 106,776 tourists |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,700,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $13,125 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 47% 👱♀️ 53% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 51% 👱♀️ 49% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 76% 👱♀️ 24% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Lazada |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Air BnB |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Air Asia |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Malaysia |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Penawar Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,017 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,516 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $2,774 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $793 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,052 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,937 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $524 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $133,064 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $49 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $96 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $86 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $4 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $4 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $4,497 / year |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $3 / trip |
✅ Good food
✅ Affordable rent
✅ Modern shopping centers
✅ Relaxed atmosphere
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to make friends
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Good hospitals
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Family friendly
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
❌ Unreliable public transport
❌ Healthcare concerns
❌ Underdeveloped or empty areas
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not very safe
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ Nomads.com members didn't like going here
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ Roads are very dangerous
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
3391° hot |
3595° hot |
38100° hot |
38100° hot |
38100° hot |
3595° hot |
38100° hot |
3595° hot |
38100° hot |
38100° hot |
3697° hot |
3697° hot |
| Real (median) |
2882°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
3086°
very warm |
3086°
very warm |
3086°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
3086°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
3086°
very warm |
3086°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
| Humidity |
sweaty 88% |
sweaty 82% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 83% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 83% |
sweaty 87% |
sweaty 88% |
| Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 195mm |
dry 50mm |
rainy 215mm |
rainy 247mm |
rainy 228mm |
rainy 171mm |
rainy 153mm |
rainy 184mm |
rainy 183mm |
rainy 228mm |
rainy 305mm |
rainy 220mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 87% |
cloudy 74% |
cloudy 76% |
cloudy 80% |
cloudy 81% |
cloudy 78% |
cloudy 81% |
cloudy 81% |
cloudy 80% |
cloudy 84% |
cloudy 88% |
cloudy 89% |
| Air quality |
clean 42 US AQI |
clean 48 US AQI |
okay 55 US AQI |
okay 55 US AQI |
okay 52 US AQI |
clean 48 US AQI |
okay 53 US AQI |
okay 59 US AQI |
okay 69 US AQI |
okay 60 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
| Sun |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 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 6 UVI |
| Remote workers | 1,260 people | 1,000 people | 1,500 people | 1,500 people | 1,100 people | 800 people | 825 people | 600 people | 2,100 people | 975 people | 1,700 people | 1,000 people |
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