Jacksonville vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jacksonville	Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$1399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5181	$3286
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$674
🏘️ Family rent	$2236	$1059
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3821	$2341
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	99
😀 Quality of life	87	93
🏙️ Population	950K	1.54M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 59% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 1439th and 4342nd ($2224 vs $1399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1197th and 16th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.7 months in Kawasaki. Jacksonville ranked 106th best city to live in the United States vs Kawasaki ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 343rd and 62nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Kawasaki

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	Jacksonville	Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$7.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$3.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1441	$712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$526
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2481	$1286
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1839	$804
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.4	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2629	$5332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2143	$3319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.6	$52.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$5.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$9.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$55.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1311	$523
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11934	$12261

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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 Kawasaki

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1237
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yokohama	$1343
17 km or 11 mi	Komae	$1154
19 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1698
21 km or 13 mi	Chofu	$1160
22 km or 14 mi	Yamato	$1034
22 km or 14 mi	Inagi	$1104
22 km or 14 mi	Mitaka	$1176
23 km or 14 mi	Machida	$1066
24 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1097
25 km or 15 mi	Hirai	$1084
25 km or 16 mi	Sodegaura	$1118
25 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1125
25 km or 16 mi	Musashino	$1155
26 km or 16 mi	Kamakura	$1127
26 km or 16 mi	Tama	$1073
26 km or 16 mi	Ayase	$957
26 km or 16 mi	Fuchu	$1137
27 km or 17 mi	Zama	$980
27 km or 17 mi	Zushi	$1104
27 km or 17 mi	Koganei	$1116
27 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1126
27 km or 17 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
28 km or 17 mi	Futtsu	$1116
28 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1119
29 km or 18 mi	Ebina	$909
29 km or 18 mi	Hayama	$1100
30 km or 19 mi	Yokosuka	$1138
30 km or 19 mi	Kunitachi	$1102
30 km or 19 mi	Kokubunji	$1107
31 km or 19 mi	Wako	$1074
31 km or 19 mi	Sagamihara	$992
31 km or 19 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
31 km or 19 mi	Ichikawa	$1040
31 km or 19 mi	Kodaira	$1115
32 km or 20 mi	Atsugi	$982
32 km or 20 mi	Tachikawa	$1130
32 km or 20 mi	Funabashi	$1130
32 km or 20 mi	Kawaguchi	$1050
33 km or 20 mi	Hino	$1144