Plugs and voltage
Malaysia uses Type G sockets; Types C and M are also found. Mains supply is 230 V at 50 Hz.
Type G is standard; Type M and two-pin C sockets appear in older buildings.
At 230 V, devices made only for 100–127 V (many American and Japanese hair dryers, curling irons and some shavers) will be damaged without a step-down converter. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.
Adapter guides: from United States · from United Kingdom · from Australia · from India · from China
Money
RM Malaysian Ringgit MYR
| 1 USD | 4.06 MYR |
|---|---|
| 1 EUR | 4.53 MYR |
| 1 GBP | 5.44 MYR |
| 1 JPY | 0.02580 MYR |
Price level 33 (US = 100, 2025)
Everyday household prices in Malaysia are about 33% of US prices when converted at market exchange rates: cheaper than the median country (50). All countries
Language
- Malayofficial75%
Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).
Time
Malaysia is on UTC+8, with no daylight saving time.
Driving
Traffic in Malaysia drives on the left, so the steering wheel is on the right. All left-driving countries
Public holidays in the next 12 months
15 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.
December 2026
- Christmas Day
February 2027
- Chinese New Year
- Chinese New Year (Second Day)
- Chinese New Year (Second Day) (observed)
March 2027
- Eid al-Fitr
- Eid al-Fitr (Second Day)
May 2027
- Labor Day
- Eid al-Adha
- Vesak Day
June 2027
- Islamic New Year
- Birthday of HM Yang di-Pertuan Agong
August 2027
- Prophet Muhammad's Birthday
- Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (observed)
- National Day
September 2027
- Malaysia Day
Travel advisories
United States · State Department
Level 1 Exercise normal precautions
Read the full advisory. Checked 2026-11-02.
United Kingdom · FCDO
- FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country
Updated 2026-03-19. Read the full advice. Checked 2026-11-02.
Advisories are written for each government's own citizens and change without notice: read the original before you travel.
Other practical facts
- Calling code
- +60
- Internet domain
- .my
- Measurement
- Metric
- Paper size
- A4
- Week starts on
- Monday
- Read more
- Wikipedia
More in South-eastern Asia
Flag: Flag of Malaysia.svg, Public domain. Arms: Coat of arms of Malaysia.svg, Public domain. Electricity: resolved by intl.life from three sources, see methodology.
