Jacksonville vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jacksonville	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2364	$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5468	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$393
🏘️ Family rent	$2461	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3990	$1392
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	56	93
😀 Quality of life	87	77
🏙️ Population	950K	1.98M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 192% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 1022nd and 6403rd ($2364 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 935th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur. Jacksonville ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 293rd and 811th 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	$20.2	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.87	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1470	$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2044	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3106	$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2417	$1427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.2	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.93	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.42	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.81	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$41.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1306	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11096	$8723

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2247
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2238
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2271
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2196
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2136
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1969
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2211
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2144
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2064
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2278
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2212
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2327
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2265
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2286
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2308
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1502
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2018
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2269
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2294
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2371
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2373
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2335
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2440
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2392
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2316
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2204
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2576
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2171
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2181
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2280
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2577
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2634
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1897

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$645
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$532
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$670
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$604
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$669
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$682
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$543
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$628
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$529
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$695
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$679
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$565
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$619
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$620
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3059
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$481
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$539
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$470
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$490
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$536
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$560
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$461
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$570
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$719