Changelog

City scores Kuala Lumpur

• Method Generated ⁠Researched
• Air quality 4.8 ⁠6.4
• Cleanliness 6.3 ⁠5
• Cost of living 7.7 ⁠7.9
• Digital nomad visa availability 7.3 ⁠8.1
• Ease of opening bank account 5.3 ⁠3.5

noise-pollution 3.8 -> 4.5; Above Hanoi 3.0/HCMC 2.8/Bangkok 3.8, below Da Nang 5.2/Singapore 5.4; this is a perception proxy, not a city decibel survey. Source

City scores Johor Bahru

• Family friendly 6.2 ⁠7.2
• Fitness facilities 6.6 ⁠7.2
• Food scene 7.8 ⁠8.3
• Freedom of speech 5.2 ⁠5.3
• Freelance ecosystem 4 ⁠6
• Green spaces 5.5 ⁠6.2
• Gym membership cost 7.3 ⁠7.1
• Healthcare quality 7.1 ⁠7.7
• Healthy food options 6.2 ⁠6.5
• Indoors fun 5.4 ⁠7.5
• Internet speed 7.8 ⁠8.2
• Language barrier 6.9 ⁠8
• Language learning opportunities 5.3 ⁠5.8
• Local experiences tours 6.2 ⁠6.8
• Local payment services 7.7 ⁠8.2
• Mobile network coverage 8.2 ⁠8.8
• Networking opportunities 4.5 ⁠6
• Nightlife 5.3 ⁠5.8
• Nomad events meetups 3.5 ⁠4.5
• Nomad friendly 6.3 ⁠7
• Online community presence 3.8 ⁠4.8
• Outdoors nature 5.8 ⁠6.4
• Political stability 6.9 ⁠5.8
• Power grid reliability 8 ⁠8.7
• Public wifi availability 5.7 ⁠6.4
• Remote job opportunities 4.3 ⁠5.5
• Seasonal variety 2.9 ⁠2.2
• Startup scene 4.8 ⁠5.2
• Tax friendliness 6.6 ⁠7
• Time zone favorability 7.2 ⁠5
• Transportation cost 7.6 ⁠8
• Visa ease 6.2 ⁠8.2
• Weather 5.5 ⁠4.8
• Yoga studios 5.4 ⁠6

healthcare-affordability 8.1 retained after opening the official foreigner tariff; confidence raised to medium; public consultation fees distinguished from unverified private GP assumption Source