Jacksonville vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jacksonville	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5057	$2207
🏠 One person rent	$1352	$403
🏘️ Family rent	$2185	$738
🍽️ Food expenses	$604	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4093	$1428
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	56	72
😀 Quality of life	87	61
🏙️ Population	950K	4.43M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 147% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 1168th and 5921st ($2246 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1050th and 1st in the United States and South Africa, respectively. Check the United States vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Jacksonville ranked 52nd best city to live in the United States vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 223rd and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Johannesburg

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	Jacksonville	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1387	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1137	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2366	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1863	$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.7	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4765	$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2418	$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.03	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.3	$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.32	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.7	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.41	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.8	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1419	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6608	$4829

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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

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952