Common information
- Country
- Malaysia
- Population
- 570 407
Cost of living and prices in Kuching
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre175USD/month
- in city centre298USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre363USD/month
- in city centre526USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 2 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 20 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 5 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 4 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 4 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 2 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 | 1 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 2 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 13 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 1 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 18 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 | 7 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 2 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 0 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 43,638 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 35,288 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 36 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 11 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 5 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 73 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 47 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 79 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 70 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 44 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 9 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 298 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 175 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 526 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 363 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 1,727 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 1,279 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 506 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 4.26 |
Ratings
Main factors in Kuching
- Leisure quality
- 6.7
- Quality of life
- 7.6
- Travelers rating
- 7.1
- Travelers rating
- 7.3
- English speaking
- 6.8
- Nightlife
- 4.6
- Coworking spaces
- 6.4
- Free WIFI
- 6.4
- Avg. internet speed, Mb/s
- 2
Safety in Kuching
Comfort in Kuching
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Kuching
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 38 | 37 | 39 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 42 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 36 | 42 |
| Average high, °C | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
| Average temperature, °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Average low, °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Record low, °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 7 |
| Fog, days | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 99 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 15 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 155 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 254 | 330 | 347 | 481 | 662 | 490 | 343 | 263 | 244 | 215 | 188 | 218 | 4035 |
| Relative humidity, % | 85 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 88 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 96 | 96 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 95 | 96 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 74 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 77 | 75 | 76 | 74 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 76 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Dew point, °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 276 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 483 | 499 | 483 | 491 | 474 | 432 | 491 | 483 | 534 | 500 | 517 | 499 | 5886 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |