Austin vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$2364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$5468
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$2461
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$3990
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	56
😀 Quality of life	90	87
🏙️ Population	962K	950K

The cost of living in Austin is 4% more expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 858th and 1022nd ($2455 vs $2364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 935th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Austin compared to 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Ranked 30th vs 77th best cities to live in the United States, and 142nd vs 293rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Jacksonville

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	Austin	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$6.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$1470
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$2044
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$3106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$2417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$62.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$4.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$7.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$1306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$11096

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

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