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| ⭐️ Overall Score | 214 reviews |
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| 🌍 Region | Asia |
| 🚩 Country | Malaysia |
| ⏱ Average trip duration | 4 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 15 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌧 29°C 84°F + Humid (91%) = feels 37°C 99°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 45 US AQI 🍃 good |
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app (in country) | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Hotlink |
| 💸 10 MYR in USD | USD 2.30 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | MYR 1,000 = USD 230 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless society | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | San Francisco Coffee |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Incubator4U |
| 🚰 Safe tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 660,000 people |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Lazada |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | AirBnb |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Air Asia |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air Asia |
| 🏥 Best hospital | KMC MEDICAL CENTRE |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,148 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $759 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,610 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $460 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $230 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $112 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $453 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $21 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (288 listings) | $1,161 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $38 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $3 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $3 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $2 |
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⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 23° 73° 23° 73°AQI 37✈️14h$3,166 / mo🌇 Also went here10 people| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels | 9736° hot | 9937° hot | 10239° hot | 10641° scorching | 10038° hot | 10038° hot | 10038° hot | 10038° hot | 9937° hot | 9937° hot | 9736° hot | 9937° hot |
| Real | 8429° very warm | 8530° very warm | 8630° very warm | 8630° very warm | 8530° very warm | 8530° very warm | 8530° very warm | 8530° very warm | 8429° very warm | 8429° very warm | 8329° very warm | 8429° very warm |
| Humidity | sweaty 89% | sweaty 87% | sweaty 88% | sweaty 92% | sweaty 90% | sweaty 89% | sweaty 89% | sweaty 89% | sweaty 92% | sweaty 93% | sweaty 94% | sweaty 92% |
| Rain | rainy 52mm | dry 46mm | dry 47mm | rainy 63mm | dry 42mm | rainy 97mm | rainy 58mm | rainy 50mm | rainy 55mm | rainy 140mm | rainy 94mm | rainy 71mm |
| Cloud | cloudy 81% | cloudy 60% | cloudy 50% | cloudy 85% | cloudy 87% | cloudy 85% | cloudy 80% | cloudy 85% | cloudy 78% | cloudy 87% | cloudy 86% | cloudy 65% |
| Air quality | clean 50 US AQI | clean 45** US AQI | clean 45** US AQI | clean 45** US AQI | clean 45** US AQI | clean 61 US AQI | clean 60 US AQI | clean 67 US AQI | clean 80 US AQI | clean 54 US AQI | clean 51 US AQI | clean 50 US AQI |
| Sun | sunburn 8 UVI | sunscreen 5 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | sunscreen 4 UVI | sunburn 7 UVI | sunscreen 4 UVI | sunburn 7 UVI | sunscreen 6 UVI | sunscreen 4 UVI | sunburn 8 UVI | sunscreen 4 UVI | sunburn 8 UVI |
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✅ Affordable to live
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to make friends
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Democratic
✅ Safe for women
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very humid now
❌ Not many members go here
❌ Roads are very dangerous
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
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