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Best places to live in Malaysia

497 places and 36,841,961 residents, ranked for 29 household profiles. Regional overview: population, geography and modelled indicators for costs, schools and safety.

Municipalities497
Residents36,841,961
Regions16
Data depthBasic
10#10 Seri Manjung9#9 Batu Pahat7#7 Kulim6#6 Kuala Kubu Baharu5#5 Sitiawan4#4 Taiping3#3 Teluk Intan2#2 Pasir Mas1#1 Kluang
Young family fit across Malaysia, one dot per place; numbers mark the top 10. #8 lies outside this map (overseas).weakerbest fit not ranked

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For young families

  1. 1Kluang
    Johor, 323,762 residents    74
  2. 2Pasir Mas
    Kelantan, 230,424 residents    74
  3. 3Teluk Intan
    Perak, 232,800 residents    74
  4. 4Taiping
    Perak, 217,647 residents    74
  5. 5Sitiawan
    Perak, 156,234 residents    74
  6. 6Kuala Kubu Baharu
    Selangor, 194,387 residents    74
  7. 7Kulim
    Kedah, 170,889 residents    74
  8. 8Bintulu
    Sarawak, 151,617 residents    74
  9. 9Batu Pahat
    Johor, 156,236 residents    74
  10. 10Seri Manjung
    Perak, 100,000 residents    73

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For retired couples

  1. 1Pandamaran
    Selangor, 53,916 residents    82
  2. 2Port Dickson
    Negeri Sembilan, 119,300 residents    82
  3. 3Tanjung Bungah
    Penang, 14,271 residents    82
  4. 4Ijok
    Selangor, 100,899 residents    81
  5. 5Batu Feringgi
    Penang, 20,000 residents    81
  6. 6Seri Manjung
    Perak, 100,000 residents    81
  7. 7Bandar Puncak Alam
    Selangor, 25,000 residents    81
  8. 8Juru
    Penang, 12,265 residents    81
  9. 9Tasek Glugor
    Penang, 135,786 residents    81
  10. 10Tanjung Tokong
    Penang, 12,550 residents    81

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For remote workers

  1. 1Iskandar Puteri
    Johor, 575,977 residents    84
  2. 2Kapar
    Selangor, 269,627 residents    84
  3. 3Kota Kuala Muda
    Kedah, 544,984 residents    84
  4. 4Klang
    Selangor, 240,016 residents    83
  5. 5Pasir Gudang
    Johor, 534,659 residents    83
  6. 6Bandar Tasik Puteri
    Selangor, 150,000 residents    83
  7. 7Puchong
    Selangor, 375,181 residents    83
  8. 8Ijok
    Selangor, 100,899 residents    83
  9. 9Tasek Glugor
    Penang, 135,786 residents    83
  10. 10George Town
    Penang, 158,336 residents    83

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For commuters

  1. 1Iskandar Puteri
    Johor, 575,977 residents    94
  2. 2Kota Kuala Muda
    Kedah, 544,984 residents    94
  3. 3Pasir Gudang
    Johor, 534,659 residents    93
  4. 4Kapar
    Selangor, 269,627 residents    93
  5. 5Puchong
    Selangor, 375,181 residents    93
  6. 6Bukit Mertajam
    Penang, 212,329 residents    93
  7. 7Klang
    Selangor, 240,016 residents    93
  8. 8Rawang
    Selangor, 199,095 residents    93
  9. 9Kajang
    Selangor, 236,240 residents    92
  10. 10Bandar Tasik Puteri
    Selangor, 150,000 residents    92

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For single professionals

  1. 1Pasir Gudang
    Johor, 534,659 residents    90
  2. 2Iskandar Puteri
    Johor, 575,977 residents    90
  3. 3Kuala Lumpur
    Kuala Lumpur, 1,453,975 residents    89
  4. 4Johor Bahru
    Johor, 858,118 residents    89
  5. 5Selayang Baru Utara
    Selangor, 542,409 residents    89
  6. 6Mukim Pulai
    Johor, 505,661 residents    89
  7. 7Kota Kuala Muda
    Kedah, 544,984 residents    89
  8. 8Puchong
    Selangor, 375,181 residents    88
  9. 9Bukit Rahman Putra
    Selangor, 607,000 residents    88
  10. 10Shah Alam
    Selangor, 740,750 residents    88

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Rawang
    Selangor, 199,095 residents    83
  2. 2Bukit Mertajam
    Penang, 212,329 residents    82
  3. 3Kota Kuala Muda
    Kedah, 544,984 residents    82
  4. 4Iskandar Puteri
    Johor, 575,977 residents    82
  5. 5Tasek Glugor
    Penang, 135,786 residents    82
  6. 6Ijok
    Selangor, 100,899 residents    82
  7. 7Kapar
    Selangor, 269,627 residents    82
  8. 8Bandar Tasik Puteri
    Selangor, 150,000 residents    82
  9. 9Klang
    Selangor, 240,016 residents    81
  10. 10Serendah
    Selangor, 71,202 residents    81

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