Common information
- Country
- Malaysia
- Population
- 481 654
Cost of living and prices in Shah Alam
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre240USD/month
- in city centre324USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre356USD/month
- in city centre484USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 2 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 21 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 3 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 | 14 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 5 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 2 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 | 17 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 3 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 4 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 4 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 0 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 18 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 3 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 0 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 38,186 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 29,070 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 40 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 5 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 3 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 47 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 37 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 62 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 57 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 46 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 10 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 324 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 240 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 484 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 356 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 1,599 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 1,291 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 1,160 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 4.12 |
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Shah Alam
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 38 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 39 | 39 |
| Average high, °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Average temperature, °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Average low, °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Record low, °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 |
| Rain, days | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 162 |
| Fog, days | 18 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 254 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 209 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 199 | 261 | 286 | 237 | 160 | 169 | 241 | 267 | 214 | 128 | 132 | 151 | 2445 |
| Relative humidity, % | 80 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 85 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 95 | 96 | 97 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 96 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 71 | 73 | 76 | 72 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 69 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Dew point, °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 272 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 500 | 499 | 483 | 499 | 499 | 471 | 534 | 533 | 534 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 6104 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |