Atlanta vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Atlanta	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2617	$2224
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5892	$5181
🏠 One person rent	$1587	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$2476	$2236
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5193	$3821
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	56
😀 Quality of life	90	87
🏙️ Population	499K	950K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 18% more expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 699th and 1439th ($2617 vs $2224) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 606th and 1197th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Atlanta compared to 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Ranked 58th vs 106th best cities to live in the United States, and 231st vs 343rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Jacksonville

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	Atlanta	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1741	$1441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2969	$2481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$1839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3301	$2629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2480	$2143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$65.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.48	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$3.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$3.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.9	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1409	$1311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23857	$11934

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2392
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2390
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2375
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2373
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2330
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2366
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2395
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2340
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2415
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2429
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2418
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2201
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2525
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2447
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2453
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2220
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2722
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$2980
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2282
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2544
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1911
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$2090
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2270
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2490
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2109
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2239
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2253
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$1990
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2251
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1919
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1791
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2202
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1932
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1593
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1814
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1966
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1946
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1928
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$2004

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860