Boston vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Boston	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3680	$2192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8143	$5144
🏠 One person rent	$2555	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$4103	$2197
🍽️ Food expenses	$749	$648
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6248	$3945
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	56
😀 Quality of life	91	87
🏙️ Population	676K	950K

The cost of living in Boston is 68% more expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 27th and 1499th ($3680 vs $2192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1231st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Ranked 20th vs 101st best cities to live in the United States, and 105th vs 325th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Jacksonville

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	Boston	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.8	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$97.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.02	$5.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$5.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2870	$1458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2200	$1004
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5120	$2511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3473	$1805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.3	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12808	$2350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6220	$2047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.58	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.77	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.94	$3.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.98	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$9.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$192	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.4	$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2859	$1309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26444	$11918

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2959
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2901
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2794
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$3007
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$3005
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2796
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2963
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2420
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2828
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2906
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2867
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2923
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3022
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2636
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2855
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2900
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2890
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2890

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