Jacksonville vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jacksonville	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2386	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5446	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$1474	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$2456	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4014	$1695
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	56	72
😀 Quality of life	87	58
🏙️ Population	950K	4.43M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 121% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 943rd and 5069th ($2386 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 837th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Jacksonville ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 271st and 5446th 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	$17.9	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.3	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1446	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2652	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2118	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.6	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4741	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2423	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.2	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.63	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.57	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.45	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.82	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1421	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10904	$5865

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2257
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2244
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2123
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2163
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2110
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1929
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2094
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2151
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2108
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2306
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2254
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2451
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2369
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2302
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2382
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$2099
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2198
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2279
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2353
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2408
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2380
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2408
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2397
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2364
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2457
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2406
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2382
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2328
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2231
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2594
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2071
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2228
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2289
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2595
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2609
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2267
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2283
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2075
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1872

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045