Common information
- Country
- Malaysia
- Population
- 300 000
Cost of living and prices in George Town
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre249USD/month
- in city centre423USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre519USD/month
- in city centre723USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 3 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 20 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 4 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 4 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 4 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 0 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 2 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 17 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 5 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 1 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 0 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 11 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 3 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 4 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 0 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 17 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 7 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 0 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 37,883 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 28,840 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 33 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 5 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 5 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 57 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 27 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 64 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 56 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 38 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 10 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 423 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 249 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 723 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 519 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 2,519 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 1,758 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 977 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 4.01 |
Ratings
Main factors in George Town
- Leisure quality
- 6.7
- Quality of life
- 8.5
- Travelers rating
- 7.4
- Travelers rating
- 7.3
- English speaking
- 6.6
- Nightlife
- 5.2
- Coworking spaces
- 6.4
- Traffic
- 5
- Free WIFI
- 6.4
- Avg. internet speed, Mb/s
- 2
Safety in George Town
Availability of prices in George Town
Comfort in George Town
Weather, climate, temperature by months in George Town
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 33 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 36 | 37 |
| Average high, °C | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
| Average temperature, °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Average low, °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Record low, °C | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 16 |
| Rain, days | 14 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 108 |
| Fog, days | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 14 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 148 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 320 | 300 | 200 | 130 | 60 | 50 | 140 | 220 | 270 | 190 | 190 | 260 | 2330 |
| Relative humidity, % | 82 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 71 | 66 | 70 | 75 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 70 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 58 | 60 | 61 | 66 | 69 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 88 | 89 | 88 | 84 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 85 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 85 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Dew point, °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 263 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 508 | 525 | 508 | 517 | 525 | 494 | 568 | 558 | 560 | 525 | 534 | 534 | 6357 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |