Common information
- Country
- Malaysia
- Population
- 570 407
Cost of living and prices in Kuching
- Shared room
- outside of centre62USD/month
- in city centre111USD/month
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre138USD/month
- in city centre153USD/month
Restaurants
Meal | Inexpensive Restaurant | 1 pers. | 2 USD |
Meal | Mid-range Restaurant | 2 pers. | 11 USD |
Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc. | 3 USD |
Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 liters | 2 USD |
Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 liters | 3 USD |
Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 liters | 0 USD |
Drinks | Water | 0.33 liters | 0 USD |
Drinks | Cappuccino | Portion | 2 USD |
Markets
Food | Water | 1.5 liters | 1 USD |
Food | Loaf Bread | 500 g. | 1 USD |
Food | Eggs | 12 pc. | 1 USD |
Food | Milk | 1 liter | 1 USD |
Food | Onion | 1 kg. | 1 USD |
Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 1 USD |
Food | Rice white | 1 kg. | 1 USD |
Food | Potato | 1 kg. | 1 USD |
Food | Potato | 1 kg. | 2 USD |
Food | Cheese Local | 1 kg. | 20 USD |
Meat | Chicken Breasts | 1 kg. | 3 USD |
Fruits | Apples | 1 kg. | 3 USD |
Fruits | Banana | 1 kg. | 1 USD |
Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg. | 2 USD |
Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 11 USD |
Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 liters | 2 USD |
Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 liters | 3 USD |
Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 4 USD |
Transportation
Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 0 USD |
Public transport | Monthly Pass | 1 month | 17 USD |
Taxi | Taxi Start | Start | 0 USD |
Taxi | Normal Tariff | 1 km | 1 USD |
Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 7 USD |
Fuel | Gasoline | 1 liter | 0 USD |
Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc. | 47,536 USD |
Entertainment
Sport | Fitness Club Fee | 1 month | 25 USD |
Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 8 USD |
Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 seat | 3 USD |
Goods
Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 Pair | 56 USD |
Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc. | 21 USD |
Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 65 USD |
Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 62 USD |
Accommodation
Rent Apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 192 USD |
Rent Apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 173 USD |
Rent Apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedrooms | 418 USD |
Rent Apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedrooms | 233 USD |
Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 46 USD |
Communication | Mobile Calls | 1 min. | 0 USD |
Communication | Unlimited Internet | 1 month | 31 USD |
Buy Apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 1,282 USD |
Buy Apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 654 USD |
Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 405 USD |
Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 4.12 |
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 | |||||||||
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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 |