Beijing vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$2386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$5446
🏠 One person rent	$596	$1474
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$2456
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$4014
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	56
😀 Quality of life	77	87
🏙️ Population	21.9M	950K

The cost of living in Beijing is 55% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 5141st and 943rd ($1067 vs $2386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 837th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Jacksonville ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 763rd and 271st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Jacksonville

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	Beijing	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.04	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$1446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$2652
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$2118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$4741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$2423
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$60.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$7.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$3.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$1421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$10904

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2257
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2244
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2123
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2163
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2110
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1929
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2094
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2151
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2108
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2306
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2254
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2451
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2369
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2302
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2382
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$2099
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2198
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2279
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2353
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2408
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2380
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2408
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2397
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2364
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2457
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2406
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2382
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2328
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2231
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2594
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2071
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2228
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2289
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2595
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2609
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2267
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2283
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2075
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1872