Baltimore vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$2224
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$5181
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$2236
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$3821
😷 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 0.4% more expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 1414th and 1439th ($2234 vs $2224) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th and 1197th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Ranked 41st vs 106th best cities to live in the United States, and 164th vs 343rd 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	$17.3	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$1441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$2481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$1839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$2629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$2143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$65.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$3.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$3.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$1311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$11934

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024

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