Jacksonville vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jacksonville	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2192	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5144	$2346
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$483
🏘️ Family rent	$2197	$775
🍽️ Food expenses	$648	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3945	$1014
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	56	93
😀 Quality of life	87	82
🏙️ Population	950K	9M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 121% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 1499th and 5636th ($2192 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1231st and 1st in the United States and Malaysia, respectively. Check the United States vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 1 months in Kuala Lumpur. Jacksonville ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 325th and 555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Kuala Lumpur

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	Jacksonville	Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.1	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$4.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1004	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2511	$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1805	$572
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$38.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$4081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2047	$1476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.44	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.92	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$7.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$66.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$91.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1309	$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11918	$11913

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$798
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$741
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$610
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$654
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$743
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$617
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$707
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$759
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$488
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$677
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$576
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$737
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$555
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$717
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$621
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$720
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$466
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$762
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$843
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3105
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2823
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$530
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$453
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$501
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$449
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$545
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$592
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$616
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$439
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$588
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$747