Climate
Johor Bahru logs 143 sunny days a year to Semporna's 205 — Semporna wins by 62. Johor Bahru also leads on hot days by 12.
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Semporna
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Cost of Living
Johor Bahru averages $950/mo for balanced living; Semporna has no cost baseline yet.
Johor Bahru
$950monthly · balanced
Mobility
Johor Bahru scores 2.0 on mobility (0–5 scale); Semporna has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Johor Bahru's culture score of 1.2 sits well above Semporna's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Johor Bahru scores 3.2 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Semporna has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Johor Bahru scores 2.9 on safety (0–5 scale); Semporna has no safety baseline.
Career
Johor Bahru scores 2.4 on career (0–5 scale); Semporna has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Johor Bahru scores 3.1 on social & community (0–5 scale); Semporna has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Johor Bahru scores 2.4 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Semporna has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Johor Bahru scores 2.6 on family (0–5 scale); Semporna has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Johor Bahru scores 3.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Semporna has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Johor Bahru averages 13.1 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Semporna's 11.6 µg/m³ (moderate) — Semporna breathes ~12% cleaner air (1.5 µg/m³ lower).
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Johor Bahru (1.7M) and Semporna (81K) are 21x in population — Johor Bahru is the larger metro, Semporna the smaller; on land area Johor Bahru spans roughly 22x more ground.
Johor Bahru is roughly 22x the scale of Semporna
Combined population & area comparison
Johor BahruSempornaCity Scale Rankings
Johor Bahru1.7M21xSemporna81K1xJohor Bahru418 km²22xSemporna19 km²1xJohor Bahru
Semporna
Who Thrives Here
Johor Bahru favours the budget-conscious, while Semporna suits the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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