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| ๐ Nomad Score™ | 57 reviews |
| ๐ Quality of life score | |
| ๐ถ Family score | |
| ๐ Community score | |
| ๐คฏ Overcrowding score | |
| ๐ต Cost | |
| ๐ก Internet | |
| ๐ Fun | |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) | |
| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) | |
| โ๏ธ % of buildings with AC | |
| ๐จ Air quality (now) | |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual) | |
| ๐ Safety | |
| ๐ฉ Safe for women | |
| ๐ Safe for LGBTQ+ | |
| ๐คฎ Food safety* | |
| ๐ฎโโ๏ธ Lack of crime* | |
| ๐ค Lack of racism* | |
| 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 | 4 days |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) | 13 Mbps |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
๐ฅ 29ยฐC 83ยฐF + ๐ฅต Sweaty (90%) = feels 35ยฐC 95ยฐF
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐๐ท 146 US AQI = ๐ฌ ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐๐ท 68 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 2.46 |
| ๐ง Suggested ATM take out: | MYR 1,000 = USD 246 |
| 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 | 7% of visitors return |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 820,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $9,508 / year |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (nomads) |
๐จ 82% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 18% |
| 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 | $1,705 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $1,172 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $2,271 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $649 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $921 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $2,118 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $369 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $73,928 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $43 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $69 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $120 / 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 | $12,522 / 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 | 800 people | 900 people | 600 people | 857 people |
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โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 34° 93° 29° 84° Some AC ๐ฅต AQI 38 โ๏ธ34min $2,266 / mo 19 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 40° 104° 30° 87° Some AC ๐ฅต AQI 32 โ๏ธ36min $2,055 / mo 127 Mbps
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