2017发表于2018年7月26日的国家社会经济报告报告称，马六甲是2017年失业率最低的州属，只有1.0%。<ref>https://www.dosm.gov.my/v1/index.php?r=column/pdfPrev&id=d21BMHFxZFBIcFlCNExIYUQ1cE92Zz09</ref>近年来，马六甲获得了众多国际赞誉。这座城市已经被包括福布斯和孤独星球在内的几项出版物所列, 成为亚洲和世界顶级旅游胜地之一。<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/annabel/2018/02/22/the-10-coolest-cities-around-the-world-to-visit-in-2018/ |title=存档副本 |accessdate=2018-08-18 |archive-date=2018-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115113835/https://www.forbes.com/sites/annabel/2018/02/22/the-10-coolest-cities-around-the-world-to-visit-in-2018/ |dead-url=no }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/travel-tips-and-articles/lonely-planets-best-in-asia-2017/40625c8c-8a11-5710-a052-1479d2755b7b |title=存档副本 |accessdate=2018-08-18 |archive-date=2019-06-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603021041/https://www.lonelyplanet.com/travel-tips-and-articles/lonely-planets-best-in-asia-2017/40625c8c-8a11-5710-a052-1479d2755b7b |dead-url=no }}</ref>马六甲被[[TripAdvisor]]列为马来西亚十大最佳目的地之一。<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tripadvisor.com.my/TravelersChoice-Destinations-cTop-g293951|title=Best Destinations in Malaysia - Travellers' Choice Awards - TripAdvisor|accessdate=2019-01-12|work=www.tripadvisor.com.my|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814103835/https://www.tripadvisor.com.my/TravelersChoice-Destinations-cTop-g293951|archive-date=2018-08-14|dead-url=yes}}</ref>[[Waze]]应用程序承认马六甲 "最佳驾驶城市" 奖。<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/malaysia/new-straits-times/20180307/281569471234867|title=PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News|accessdate=2019-01-12|work=www.pressreader.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814134741/https://www.pressreader.com/malaysia/new-straits-times/20180307/281569471234867|archive-date=2018-08-14|dead-url=yes}}</ref>在全球范围内，这座历史悠久的城市排在[[悉尼]]，[[里斯本]]和[[巴塞罗那]]等其他主要城市之前。<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://says.com/my/news/waze-says-this-historic-city-is-the-best-place-to-drive-in-the-country|title=Waze Says This Historic City Is The Best Place To Drive In Malaysia|accessdate=2019-01-12|date=2016-09-15|last=Lim|first=John|work=SAYS.com|language=en|archive-date=2018-08-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814103428/http://says.com/my/news/waze-says-this-historic-city-is-the-best-place-to-drive-in-the-country|dead-url=no}}</ref>这座城市也被HuffPost评为最佳街头艺术城市中的15个。<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/15-of-the-best-street-art_b_9444242|title=15 of the Best Street Art Cities -- an Alternative List|accessdate=2019-01-12|date=2016-03-17|work=HuffPost|language=en|archive-date=2018-11-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118114058/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/15-of-the-best-street-art_b_9444242|dead-url=no}}</ref>此外，时代出版物将马六甲作为最适合居住和退休的地方之一。<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://time.com/money/5021651/4-under-the-radar-ultra-cheap-overseas-retirement-destinations/|title=4 Under-the-Radar Countries Where You Can Retire for Cheap|accessdate=2019-01-12|work=Money|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830120453/http://time.com/money/5021651/4-under-the-radar-ultra-cheap-overseas-retirement-destinations/|archive-date=2018-08-30|dead-url=yes}}</ref>马六甲于2020年[[全球城市|GaWC所公布之世界级城市名单]]中被列为自足级城市。<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lboro.ac.uk/gawc/world2020t.html|title=GaWC - The World According to GaWC 2020|work=Lboro UK|access-date=2020-11-14|archive-date=2020-08-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824031341/https://www.lboro.ac.uk/gawc/world2020t.html|dead-url=no}}</ref>

==文化==

马六甲以饮食闻名，华、巫菜色交融的[[娘惹]]美食更是辣的让人垂涎欲滴。 马六甲获得了世界街头食品大会的赞颂暹罗面条（第34届）和Coolie Street Satay（第43届）的认可。<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://wsfcongress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Top-50-Street-Food-Awards-WSFC17.pdf |title=存档副本 |accessdate=2018-08-18 |archive-date=2018-11-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118100301/http://wsfcongress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Top-50-Street-Food-Awards-WSFC17.pdf |dead-url=yes }}</ref> 马六甲的各种街头菜肴和美味佳肴包括（但不限于）沙爹; 鸡饭团; 鸭面; 马六甲风味的云吞面; nyonya laksa; 馅饼三通（也称为馅饼三通和顶帽）; 鸡pongteh; 辣酸鱼; 烤鱼和海鲜葡萄牙语; fishball lobak; 椰子奶昔; nyonya cendol;普陀; 还有娘惹的蛋糕。<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://says.com/my/lifestyle/melaka-food |title=存档副本 |accessdate=2018-08-18 |archive-date=2018-08-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815201116/http://says.com/my/lifestyle/melaka-food |dead-url=no }}</ref>

拜里米苏拉于永乐九年（1412年）率领妻子陪臣五百余人随郑和前往明朝觐见明成祖，明成祖亲自设宴款待，赏赐丰厚。

依据[[明史]]，苏丹依斯甘达沙于永乐十七年（1420年）拜访明朝[[明成祖|永樂皇帝]]，向明朝控诉暹罗的威胁，明成祖于是"赐敕谕暹罗，暹罗乃奉诏"。苏丹依斯甘达沙死于1424年，由其子斯里马哈拉惹（{{lang-ms|Sri Maharaja}}）继位，也率妻子陪臣拜访明朝。