Jacksonville vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jacksonville	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2364	$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5468	$2821
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$2461	$848
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3990	$1696
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	56	91
😀 Quality of life	87	78
🏙️ Population	950K	1.52M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 114% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 1022nd and 4793rd ($2364 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 935th and 127th 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 1.5 months in Kobe. Jacksonville ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Kobe ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 293rd and 674th 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	$20.2	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.87	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1470	$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2044	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3106	$4362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2417	$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.2	$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.93	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$31.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$9.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.42	$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.81	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1306	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11096	$16179

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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	$2336
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 Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1049
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1158
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1057
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1048
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1062
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1072
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$1046
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$1045
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1073
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1242
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$1057
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$1059
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1051
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1146
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1074
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$1049
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1302
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1065
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1110
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1059
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1062
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1059
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$1142
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1049
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$1076
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1101
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1076
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1084
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1156
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$1046
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1079