Market comparison
Johor Bahru, Malaysia vs Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Both columns are built from the catalog and the price index: Johor Bahru — 8 facilities from 6 operators, Kuala Lumpur — 11 facilities from 9 operators. Where a benchmark or a tariff is not published, the cell says so.
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
8
Tracked facilities · Operators: 6
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: not published
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
11
Tracked facilities · Operators: 9
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: not published
Markets side by side
| Field | Johor Bahru | Kuala Lumpur |
|---|---|---|
| Tracked facilities | 8 | 11 |
| Operators | 6 | 9 |
| Published IT capacity | 611 MW (5 of 8 sites publish) | 182 MW (6 of 11 sites publish) |
| Operational | 5 | 6 |
| Under construction / announced | 3 | 5 |
| Tier III+ certified sites | 0 | 1 |
| Sites with any certification | 2 | 2 |
| Liquid-cooled sites | 2 | 1 |
| AI-ready sites | 3 | 4 |
| Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month | not published | not published |
| Benchmark change, yoy | not published | not published |
| Industrial power tariff, $/kWh | $0.135 | $0.135 |
| Average Coloprice Score | 20/100 across 8 sites | 22/100 across 11 sites |
| Latency between the two | not published | |
Counts are the Coloprice catalog as of 2026-09-26; benchmarks are the Colocation Price Index (Q3 2026). Operators publish some facts and not others — an empty cell means «not published», not zero.
Where they differ
Only fields both sides publish and where the values are not identical. This is not a judgement: the right choice depends on the workload, the contract and the site.
- Tracked facilities: Johor Bahru — 8; Kuala Lumpur — 11
- Operators: Johor Bahru — 6; Kuala Lumpur — 9
- Published IT capacity: Johor Bahru — 611 MW (5 of 8 sites publish); Kuala Lumpur — 182 MW (6 of 11 sites publish)
- Operational: Johor Bahru — 5; Kuala Lumpur — 6
- Under construction / announced: Johor Bahru — 3; Kuala Lumpur — 5
- Tier III+ certified sites: Johor Bahru — 0; Kuala Lumpur — 1
- Liquid-cooled sites: Johor Bahru — 2; Kuala Lumpur — 1
- AI-ready sites: Johor Bahru — 3; Kuala Lumpur — 4
- Average Coloprice Score: Johor Bahru — 20/100 across 8 sites; Kuala Lumpur — 22/100 across 11 sites
Top facilities by score
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
- Open DC JB2 Open DC · 0.3 MW
- AirTrunk JHB2 AirTrunk · 270 MW
- Open DC JB1 Open DC
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- NEXTDC KL1 NEXTDC · 65 MW
- AIMS Kuala Lumpur 2 (Bangunan AIMS) AIMS Data Centre · 7.5 MW
- EdgeConneX Bukit Jalil EdgeConneX · 70 MW
Open Johor Bahru data centers →Open Kuala Lumpur data centers →Colocation pricing in Johor Bahru →Colocation pricing in Kuala Lumpur →
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