Baltimore vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$2192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$5144
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$2197
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$648
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$3945
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	97	56
😀 Quality of life	91	87
🏙️ Population	586K	950K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 1% more expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 1429th and 1499th ($2224 vs $2192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd and 1231st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Ranked 29th vs 101st best cities to live in the United States, and 138th vs 325th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Jacksonville

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	Baltimore	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$97.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$5.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$5.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$1458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$1004
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$2511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$1805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$2350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$2047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$3.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$9.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$1309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$11918

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863