Jacksonville vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jacksonville	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$866
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5199	$2078
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$415
🏘️ Family rent	$2330	$706
🍽️ Food expenses	$621	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3953	$1175
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	56	93
😀 Quality of life	89	78
🏙️ Population	950K	1.98M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 157% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 1415th and 6384th ($2222 vs $866) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1218th 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 1.4 months in Kuala Lumpur. Jacksonville ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 278th and 985th 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	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.01	$4.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2539	$927
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1973	$550
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3110	$3056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2396	$1519
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$9.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.57	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$9.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.69	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.93	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1315	$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11123	$9002

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2192
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2104
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2107
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2161
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2335
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2099
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2190
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1919
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2160
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2282
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2247
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2358
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2294
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2335
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1482
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2152
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2255
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2304
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2336
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2351
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2320
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2378
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2357
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2317
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2433
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2473
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2220
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2057
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2290
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2664
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2579
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1806

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$681
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$584
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$704
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$643
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$689
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$771
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$519
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$657
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$552
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$552
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$771
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$598
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$701
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$754
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3201
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$466
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$542
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$460
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$509
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$570
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$592
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$449
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$592
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$756