We got the cheapest rates in the Sunway Pyramid Mall! But you cant specially go there to change money unless you are visiting Sunway lagoon. Its a 20-min cab ride from KL Sentral costing MYR 22.

Otherwise - go into BB Plaza/ Sungei wang and compare prices with 2-3 money changers there - they generally have the cheapest rates.

But like Seanjotadhg said above - its isn't so much of a difference really! Only problem changing money at Midvalley is the huge lines! Rates are similar to bukit bintang

Thanks Sean and RainmanMumbai for your answers,

Sounds like we may need to get to the money changers early at midvalley!

PS purely out of interest, how much is a "huge amount" of money to change to get a better rate?

Not quite sure why RainmanMumbai said "huge lines" at the money changers! There are quite a few of them around and I've NEVER seen "huge lines". So no worries, zinkle, just get to Midvalley at whatever time you'd originally planned. And a "huge amount" would be upwards of RM10,000 ... and even then, you may not get a negotiable rate. All depends on supply and demand, as it is with everything else.

JulesB66 -

Hi! At the midvalley on the lower ground, there are only 2 money changers next to each other (is that correct? I could only spot these 2 on the entire lower ground). So it seems that both these money changers are owned by the same people, and one of them is always shut resulting in huge lines at the other one.

Ive noticed it so often that on my last trip I enquired as to why this was. So anyway, if you're familiar with the layout of this floor, the lines were almost into the beauty stalls opp these money changers!

These are the 2 money changers just beneath the escalators and they offered similar rates as rest of KL.

With around Rm10K or more you would definitely get a much better negotiate rate over the official published rate.

Cheers

There are actually 3 money changers at Mid Valley.

The one without queues is located inside a newstand opposite the McD (if I remember correctly, ask the information desk). Not many people are aware of this guy.

The two at the central courtyard next to each other always has a long line.

you normally get a bad rate at shopping centres or more touristy areas.

probably better rate at masjid india where you can compare rate at a few shops.

never at sunway pyramid- the rate is extremely bad

perhaps sungai wang plaza or bukit bintang area will be better, more choices and you can shop around.

Yep, as advised by @maic, in Mid Valley, opposite Mcdonalds,the kiosk inside a newsagent.

the other two, now only left one-the other...lights are on,but everything has been taken down.

Personally, I have checked with money changers rates in every malls in KL--the one in MidValley gives a more favourable rates..but it is only a variance of RM0.15-RM0.25..

Besides those 3 on the lower ground floor of Midvalley, there's also one at the Boulevard office block; a few doors down from RHB Bank ... it has a small space at the entrance of a "mamak" shop.

And RainmanMumbai, those "beauty stalls" on the lower ground floor are only temporary as they're promotional stalls .... and today like all other times, I've not seen "huge lines" at the money changers.