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Triplandio Kuala Lumpur guide covers 19 travel guides across 46 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 73 self-guided walking tours in Kuala Lumpur with 350 POI, spanning 344.5 km in total. Get inspired by 4 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Kuala Lumpur
City & Country Data Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)
Key travel data for Kuala Lumpur — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Malaysia
Cost
HIGH
Safety
88
Health
70
Lifestyle
60
Infra
78
Rank
#34
Score
58
Tourists
4.3M/y
GDP/cap
$13.1k
Life Exp
76.8 yrs
Population
36.0M
Currency
MYR RM
Language
Malay
Payments
Mixed
Emergency
999
💰 Prices in Kuala Lumpur
Coffee
$3.00
Beer
$4.00
Lunch
$5.00
Groceries
$25.00/w
Taxi/km
$1.20
Transit
$0.70
Fuel
$0.70/l
Internet
$25.00/m
Salary
$800/m
Best time to visit Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
Now (September) avg: 27°C, wetter month, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: Jul & Jun.
Live Temp
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~Day / Night Temp
32°C / 24°C
Sunrise / Sunset
7:01 / 19:07
Local time
6:24
Best Months 
Jul & Jun
Jul & Jun
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Mar
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Apr
M
May
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Jun
J
Jul
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Aug
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Sep
O
Oct
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
A rich and spicy curry featuring a whole fish head. A flaky Indian-influenced flatbread served with dhal or curry.
Traditional Local Food
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Fish Head Curry
Kari Kepala Ikan
KAH-ree ke-PAL-ah E-kan
Snack
Vegetarian
Roti Canai
ROH-tee CHAH-nye
