Jacksonville vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jacksonville	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2192	$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5144	$2857
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$2197	$877
🍽️ Food expenses	$648	$424
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3945	$1748
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	56	91
😀 Quality of life	87	94
🏙️ Population	950K	1.52M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 85% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 1499th and 4788th ($2192 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1231st and 31st 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 1.5 months in Kobe. Jacksonville ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Kobe ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 325th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Kobe

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	Jacksonville	Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$7.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.1	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1004	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2511	$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1805	$644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$4306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2047	$2819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$28.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$7.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$5.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.44	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$8.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.92	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1309	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11918	$10496

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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 Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1012
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1141
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1031
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1021
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1010
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1014
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$996
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$988
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$991
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1004
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1254
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$997
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1028
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$982
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1020
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1099
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1046
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$997
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1063
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1035
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1007
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1033
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1039
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1026
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1034
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$975
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1026
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$946
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1010
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1046
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1056
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1119
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$986
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1044
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$989
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1038