Jacksonville vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jacksonville	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$1171
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5181	$2754
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$2236	$894
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3821	$1761
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	56	73
😀 Quality of life	87	65
🏙️ Population	950K	4.8M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 90% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 1439th and 4839th ($2224 vs $1171) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1197th and 4th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Jacksonville ranked 106th best city to live in the United States vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 343rd and 5190th 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	$20.1	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1441	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2481	$804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1839	$689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.4	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2629	$1058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2143	$785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.6	$88.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$9.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1311	$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11934	$5808

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1089
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$958
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1057
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$892
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$792
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$967
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$765
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$910
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$899
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$875
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$826
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$901
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$697
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$731
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$694
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$652
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$912
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$662
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$511
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$681
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$628
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$630
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$551
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$927
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$916
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$966
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$948
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$633
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$950