Dallas vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dallas	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2472	$2192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5379	$5144
🏠 One person rent	$1451	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$2013	$2197
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$648
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4803	$3945
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	56
😀 Quality of life	94	87
🏙️ Population	1.3M	950K

The cost of living in Dallas is 13% more expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 938th and 1499th ($2472 vs $2192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 812th and 1231st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dallas compared to 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Ranked 7th vs 101st best cities to live in the United States, and 36th vs 325th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Jacksonville

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	Dallas	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.5	$97.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.22	$5.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$5.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1506	$1458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$1004
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$2511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1643	$1805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.9	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5051	$2350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3181	$2047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.97	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$114	$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.93	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.63	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$3.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.63	$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$9.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.51	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.1	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1507	$1309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24503	$11918

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2202
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$2086
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2170
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2096
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2193
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2182
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2104
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2172
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2168
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2120
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2111
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2144
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2203
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1913
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2155
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2042
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2122
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2369
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2129
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2128
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2220
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2073
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2110
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2316
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2206
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2361
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2268
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2397
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2137
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2128
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2147
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2209

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