Chicago vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$2246
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$5057
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$1352
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$2185
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$604
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$4093
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
56
😀 Quality of life
96
87
🏙️ Population
2.75M
950K

The cost of living in Chicago is 16% more expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 505th and 1168th ($2613 vs $2246) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 1050th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chicago compared to 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Ranked 2nd vs 52nd best cities to live in the United States, and 16th vs 223rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Jacksonville

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Chicago Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$5.34
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$1137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$2366
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$1863
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$62.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$4765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$48.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$5.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$3.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$7.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$1419
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$6608

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Jacksonville Beach
$2176
26 km or 16 mi Fleming Island
$2167
49 km or 31 mi St. Marys
$2156
74 km or 46 mi Palatka
$2129
96 km or 60 mi Palm Coast
$2201
98 km or 61 mi Gainesville
$1890
120 km or 75 mi Waycross
$2281
127 km or 79 mi Ormond Beach
$2183
134 km or 83 mi Ocala
$1917
137 km or 85 mi Daytona Beach
$2128
147 km or 91 mi DeLand
$2350
147 km or 91 mi Port Orange
$2281
159 km or 99 mi New Smyrna Beach
$2575
163 km or 101 mi Deltona
$2357
163 km or 101 mi Eustis
$2268
167 km or 104 mi Edgewater
$2448
167 km or 104 mi Valdosta
$2136
169 km or 105 mi Hinesville
$2059
169 km or 105 mi Leesburg
$2231
174 km or 108 mi Sanford
$2343
183 km or 114 mi Apopka
$2380
184 km or 114 mi Winter Springs
$2373
186 km or 115 mi Altamonte Springs
$2425
187 km or 116 mi Casselberry
$2409
189 km or 118 mi Oviedo
$2342
194 km or 120 mi Winter Park
$2475
194 km or 121 mi Ocoee
$2390
195 km or 121 mi Winter Garden
$2348
197 km or 122 mi Clermont
$2266
200 km or 124 mi Savannah
$2294
200 km or 124 mi Orlando
$2634
202 km or 126 mi Pooler
$2090
208 km or 129 mi Titusville
$2187
209 km or 130 mi Brooksville
$2243
223 km or 138 mi Bluffton
$2563
224 km or 139 mi Hilton Head Island
$2643
225 km or 140 mi Kissimmee
$1860
233 km or 145 mi St. Cloud
$2073
237 km or 147 mi Zephyrhills
$2127
237 km or 148 mi Statesboro
$1884