Chicago vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chicago	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2851	$2192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6527	$5144
🏠 One person rent	$1714	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$2737	$2197
🍽️ Food expenses	$704	$648
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5090	$3945
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	56
😀 Quality of life	95	87
🏙️ Population	2.75M	950K

The cost of living in Chicago is 30% more expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 358th and 1499th ($2851 vs $2192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 1231st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Ranked 3rd vs 101st best cities to live in the United States, and 18th vs 325th 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	$19.6	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.3	$97.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$5.08
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$5.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2011	$1458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1414	$1004
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3203	$2511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2316	$1805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3899	$2350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2568	$2047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.6	$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.11	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.71	$3.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.4	$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.22	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.6	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$177	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1582	$1309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27880	$11918

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2440
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2423
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2232
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2309
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2454
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2430
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2463
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2376
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2394
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2461
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2323
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2444
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2483
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2436
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2569
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2436
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2508
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2425
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1751
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2440
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2443
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2439
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2580
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1761
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2429
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2400
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2508
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2463
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2543
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2418
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2438
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2425
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2406
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2418
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1784
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2423
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2453

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