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Best places to live in Greater Kuala Lumpur

47 places with 8,111,922 residents within about 35 km of Kuala Lumpur, ranked for 29 household profiles. Regional overview: population, geography and modelled indicators for costs, schools and safety.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Kuala Lumpur, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Bandar Tasik Puteri
    Selangor, 150,000 residents    72
  2. 2Semenyih
    Selangor, 92,491 residents    70
  3. 3Batu Arang
    Selangor, 22,579 residents    69
  4. 4Bangi
    Selangor, 45,042 residents    69
  5. 5Bandar Puncak Alam
    Selangor, 25,000 residents    69
  6. 6Bukit Beruntung
    Selangor, 20,023 residents    68
  7. 7Bandar Country Homes
    Selangor, 39,000 residents    68
  8. 8Seminyih
    Selangor, 19,724 residents    67
  9. 9Hulu Langat
    Selangor, 55,251 residents    67
  10. 10Rawang
    Selangor, 199,095 residents    64

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For retired couples

  1. 1Bandar Puncak Alam
    Selangor, 25,000 residents    81
  2. 2Batu Arang
    Selangor, 22,579 residents    80
  3. 3Bandar Tasik Puteri
    Selangor, 150,000 residents    80
  4. 4Bandar Country Homes
    Selangor, 39,000 residents    78
  5. 5Bangi
    Selangor, 45,042 residents    78
  6. 6Semenyih
    Selangor, 92,491 residents    77
  7. 7Seminyih
    Selangor, 19,724 residents    77
  8. 8Bukit Beruntung
    Selangor, 20,023 residents    76
  9. 9Hulu Langat
    Selangor, 55,251 residents    73
  10. 10Bandar Mahkota Cheras
    Selangor, 100,000 residents    70

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For remote workers

  1. 1Bandar Tasik Puteri
    Selangor, 150,000 residents    83
  2. 2Kajang
    Selangor, 236,240 residents    82
  3. 3Semenyih
    Selangor, 92,491 residents    82
  4. 4Kampong Baharu Cheras Batu Sebelas
    Selangor, 232,100 residents    82
  5. 5Bandar Mahkota Cheras
    Selangor, 100,000 residents    81
  6. 6Bandar Country Homes
    Selangor, 39,000 residents    81
  7. 7Bandar Puncak Alam
    Selangor, 25,000 residents    81
  8. 8Hulu Langat
    Selangor, 55,251 residents    81
  9. 9Batu Arang
    Selangor, 22,579 residents    81
  10. 10Taman Melawati
    Selangor, 99,304 residents    81

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For commuters

  1. 1Rawang
    Selangor, 199,095 residents    93
  2. 2Kajang
    Selangor, 236,240 residents    92
  3. 3Bandar Tasik Puteri
    Selangor, 150,000 residents    92
  4. 4Kampong Baharu Cheras Batu Sebelas
    Selangor, 232,100 residents    91
  5. 5Bandar Mahkota Cheras
    Selangor, 100,000 residents    91
  6. 6Selayang Baru Utara
    Selangor, 542,409 residents    91
  7. 7Seri Kembangan
    Selangor, 130,252 residents    90
  8. 8Bukit Jalil
    Kuala Lumpur, 200,000 residents    90
  9. 9Taman Melawati
    Selangor, 99,304 residents    89
  10. 10Bukit Rahman Putra
    Selangor, 607,000 residents    89

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For single professionals

  1. 1Kuala Lumpur
    Kuala Lumpur, 1,453,975 residents    89
  2. 2Selayang Baru Utara
    Selangor, 542,409 residents    89
  3. 3Bukit Rahman Putra
    Selangor, 607,000 residents    88
  4. 4Petaling Jaya
    Selangor, 807,879 residents    87
  5. 5Kajang
    Selangor, 236,240 residents    86
  6. 6Kampong Baharu Cheras Batu Sebelas
    Selangor, 232,100 residents    86
  7. 7Kota Damansara
    Selangor, 500,000 residents    86
  8. 8Bukit Jalil
    Kuala Lumpur, 200,000 residents    85
  9. 9Batu Caves
    Selangor, 254,083 residents    85
  10. 10Taman Petaling
    Kuala Lumpur, 423,062 residents    85

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Rawang
    Selangor, 199,095 residents    83
  2. 2Bandar Tasik Puteri
    Selangor, 150,000 residents    82
  3. 3Serendah
    Selangor, 71,202 residents    81
  4. 4Semenyih
    Selangor, 92,491 residents    81
  5. 5Kajang
    Selangor, 236,240 residents    80
  6. 6Bandar Puncak Alam
    Selangor, 25,000 residents    79
  7. 7Bandar Country Homes
    Selangor, 39,000 residents    79
  8. 8Batu Arang
    Selangor, 22,579 residents    79
  9. 9Hulu Langat
    Selangor, 55,251 residents    79
  10. 10Bandar Mahkota Cheras
    Selangor, 100,000 residents    79

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Towns in Greater Kuala Lumpur