| ๐ Nomad Score™ |
3.25/5 (Rank #335)
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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: $1,430 / mo
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| ๐ก Internet |
๐ Fast: 55 Mbps (avg)
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| ๐ Fun |
Okay |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) |
๐ฅต Hot: 29ยฐC84ยฐF (feels 36ยฐC97ยฐF)
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| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) |
๐ฅต Sweaty: 87%
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| โ๏ธ % of buildings with AC |
๐ High: 80%
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) |
๐ Moderate: 82 US AQI
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| ๐จ Air quality (annual) |
๐ฑ Great: 39 US AQI
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| ๐ Safety |
Bad
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| 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
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| ๐ฐ Income level* |
Poor:
$792 / 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 |
Bad |
| ๐ฅ Places to work from |
Bad |
| 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 | 3 days |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) | 55 Mbps |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
๐ซ 29ยฐC 84ยฐF + ๐ฅต Sweaty (87%) = feels 36ยฐC 97ยฐF
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐๐ท 82 US AQI = ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐ 40 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 | Utopia Workspaces |
| ๐ฐ Tap water | ๐ซ No, not drinkable |
| โป๏ธ Return rate | 5% of visitors return |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 580,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $9,508 / year |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (nomads) |
๐จ 78% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 22% |
| 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 | Mahkota Medical Centre |
| ๐ต Cost of living for nomad | $1,430 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $1,047 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $1,604 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $458 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $471 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $2,343 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $669 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $85,989 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $22 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $77 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $90 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $2 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
| ๐ฉโ๐ซ International school | $4,484 / year |
| ๐ฑ Mobile data (~10GB) | $5 / month |
| ๐ Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $3 / trip |
โ Very affordable
โ Fast internet
โ Warm all year
โ Friendly people
โ Affordable to live
โ Warm now
โ Good air quality usually
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 Safe for women
โ Not many people smoke tobacco
โ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
โ Feels abandoned or disjointed
โ Lacks nightlife and entrepreneurial communities
โ Not walkable
โ Freedom of speech is weak
โ Not very safe
โ Not much to do
โ Very sweaty and humid now
โ Hospitals are bad
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) |
3290ยฐ hot |
3799ยฐ hot |
38100ยฐ hot |
3595ยฐ hot |
3595ยฐ hot |
3595ยฐ hot |
3595ยฐ hot |
3290ยฐ hot |
3595ยฐ hot |
3595ยฐ hot |
3595ยฐ hot |
3595ยฐ hot |
| Real (median) |
2882°
very warm |
3086°
very warm |
3086°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
| Humidity |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 83% |
sweaty 83% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 82% |
sweaty 83% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 83% |
sweaty 82% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 85% |
| Most common | โ๏ธ Rain | 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 Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 79mm |
dry 11mm |
rainy 160mm |
rainy 231mm |
rainy 244mm |
rainy 202mm |
rainy 226mm |
rainy 203mm |
rainy 198mm |
rainy 238mm |
rainy 286mm |
rainy 240mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 85% |
cloudy 72% |
cloudy 77% |
cloudy 85% |
cloudy 85% |
cloudy 79% |
cloudy 84% |
cloudy 84% |
cloudy 84% |
cloudy 87% |
overcast 91% |
overcast 91% |
| Air quality |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
okay 66 US AQI |
okay 64 US AQI |
okay 54 US AQI |
okay 53 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
| Sun |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 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 |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
| Remote workers | 1,050 people | 733 people | 943 people | 1,114 people | 771 people | 750 people | 1,050 people | 800 people | 800 people | 900 people | 943 people | 1,050 people |
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