Kota Kinabalu Practical information

Money & costs

Money

Most major banks, such as HSBC and Standard Chartered, have branches at the northern end of town. Moneychangers are plentiful in KK, particularly in the Wisma Merdeka and Centre Point malls; they are more convenient than banks, and sometimes have better rates.

HSBC (1300-880181; 56 Jln Gaya)

Maybank (215030; 9 Jln Pantai)

Standard Chartered (258746; Jln Pantai)

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