Penang (George Town)
Malaysia
At a glance
1BR rent, centre
$431 / mo
Rainy season
🌧️ 28°C
Internet
Safety
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Living in Penang (George Town)
Monthly living cost
Where to rent (1 bedroom)
- George Town & islandMYR 900–MYR 2,600 (~$222–$641) / mo
- Butterworth / Bukit MertajamMYR 700–MYR 1,100 (~$173–$271) / mo
- Bayan Lepas & Bayan BaruMYR 1,400–MYR 2,800 (~$345–$690) / mo
Monthly cost
- Big Mac
- $4
Rent (1 bedroom)
- City centre
- $431
- Outside centre
- $222
- Period
- 2026-07
Internet
- Download
- 272 Mbps
- Upload
- 148 Mbps
- Latency
- 9 ms
Weather
- Climate
- tropical
- Avg temp
- 27.6°C
- Humidity
- 81%
- Rainfall
- 2,689 mm/yr
- Sunshine
- 3,344 h/yr
Air quality
- AQI now
- 67
- AQI yearly avg
- 70
- PM2.5 yearly avg
- 18.6 µg/m³
City
- Population
- 860K
- Time zone
- Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
Sources
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Data updated 31 Oct 2026