Kuala Lumpur

Three cuisines, one street.

The Kuala Lumpur index
sun most of the year95
serious eating88
your money goes far80
Malaysia · 3.14° N / 101.69° E8.6M people · $ · GMT+8
energy60
safety75
transit70
food88
culture50
nightlife60
affordability80
nature50
slow living55
0–100, relative to the other 100 cities on WHERE. Some scores are measured, some are our judgment. How we score →

Kuala Lumpur is great if you want

✓Serious eating
✓Sun most of the year

Think twice if you need

×The sea nearby
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