Jacksonville vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jacksonville	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2364	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5468	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$2461	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3990	$1383
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	56	72
😀 Quality of life	87	57
🏙️ Population	950K	4.43M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 138% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 1022nd and 5539th ($2364 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 935th 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 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Jacksonville ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 293rd and 5667th 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	$20.2	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.87	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1470	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2044	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3106	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2417	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.2	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.93	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.42	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.81	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1306	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11096	$5271

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2247
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2238
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2271
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2196
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2136
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1969
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2211
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2144
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2064
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2278
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2212
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2327
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2265
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2286
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2308
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1502
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2018
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2269
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2294
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2371
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2373
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2335
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2440
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2392
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2316
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2204
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2576
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2171
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2181
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2280
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2577
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2634
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1897

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003