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Triplandio Penang guide covers 9 travel guides across 25 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 36 self-guided walking tours in Penang with 149 POI, spanning 104.7 km in total. Get inspired by 2 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Penang
City & Country Data Malaysia (Penang)
Key travel data for Penang — 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 Penang
Coffee
$2.70
Beer
$4.00
Lunch
$2.10
Groceries
$25.00/w
Taxi/km
$0.40
Transit
$0.45
Fuel
$0.58/l
Internet
$27.00/m
Salary
$800/m
Best time to visit Penang (Malaysia)
Now (September) avg: 27°C, wetter month, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: Jul & Feb.
Live Temp
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~Day / Night Temp
30°C / 24°C
Sunrise / Sunset
7:07 / 19:13
Local time
6:24
Sea Temp
31°C
Best Months 
Jul & Feb
Jul & Feb
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Apr
M
May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
O
Oct
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Dec
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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.
Sea temperature
Sea warmth for swimming, by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
A noodle dish stir-fried in dark soy sauce with pork and squid. A tangy, spicy fish-based noodle soup with a distinct sour taste.
Traditional Local Food
Penang (Malaysia)
Soup
Meat
Hokkien Mee
Hoke-kee-en Mee
· Prawn and noodle soup
Soup
Fish & Seafood
Penang Asam Laksa
亚参叻沙
Pe-nang Ah-sahm Lak-sah
· Spicy sour fish noodle soup
