Jacksonville vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jacksonville	Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2192	$1358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5144	$3362
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$647
🏘️ Family rent	$2197	$1140
🍽️ Food expenses	$648	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3945	$2498
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	99
😀 Quality of life	87	94
🏙️ Population	950K	1.54M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 61% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 1499th and 4406th ($2192 vs $1358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1231st and 15th 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 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.8 months in Kawasaki. Jacksonville ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Kawasaki ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 325th and 35th 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	$7.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.1	$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1004	$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2511	$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1805	$926
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$77
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$4657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2047	$3168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$5.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.44	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.92	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$55.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1309	$573
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11918	$14111

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1199
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yokohama	$1326
17 km or 11 mi	Komae	$1133
19 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1679
21 km or 13 mi	Chofu	$1128
22 km or 14 mi	Yamato	$1005
22 km or 14 mi	Inagi	$1070
22 km or 14 mi	Mitaka	$1144
23 km or 14 mi	Machida	$1047
24 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1080
25 km or 15 mi	Hirai	$1074
25 km or 16 mi	Sodegaura	$1094
25 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1089
25 km or 16 mi	Musashino	$1131
26 km or 16 mi	Kamakura	$1118
26 km or 16 mi	Tama	$1047
26 km or 16 mi	Ayase	$922
26 km or 16 mi	Fuchu	$1105
27 km or 17 mi	Zama	$967
27 km or 17 mi	Zushi	$1088
27 km or 17 mi	Koganei	$1087
27 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1108
27 km or 17 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
28 km or 17 mi	Futtsu	$1085
28 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1090
29 km or 18 mi	Ebina	$859
29 km or 18 mi	Hayama	$1085
30 km or 19 mi	Yokosuka	$1120
30 km or 19 mi	Kunitachi	$1070
30 km or 19 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
31 km or 19 mi	Wako	$1073
31 km or 19 mi	Sagamihara	$978
31 km or 19 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
31 km or 19 mi	Ichikawa	$1005
31 km or 19 mi	Kodaira	$1101
32 km or 20 mi	Atsugi	$951
32 km or 20 mi	Tachikawa	$1094
32 km or 20 mi	Funabashi	$1119
32 km or 20 mi	Kawaguchi	$1045
33 km or 20 mi	Hino	$1102