Jacksonville vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jacksonville	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5181	$2716
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$453
🏘️ Family rent	$2236	$762
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$423
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3821	$1876
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	56	91
😀 Quality of life	87	81
🏙️ Population	950K	1.52M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 102% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 1439th and 5047th ($2224 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1197th and 98th 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 Kobe. Jacksonville ranked 106th best city to live in the United States vs Kobe ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 343rd and 681st 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	$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$2.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1441	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2481	$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1839	$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.4	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2629	$5111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2143	$2533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.6	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$30.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$46.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1311	$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11934	$12285

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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 Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1029
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1093
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1131
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1042
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1078
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1016
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1012
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1041
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1015
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$1028
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$1029
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1061
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$1012
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1010
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1274
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$997
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1037
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$1033
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1041
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1127
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1049
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$999
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1162
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1047
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1017
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1040
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1044
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1075
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1045
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$1046
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1051
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$966
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1056
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1062
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1142
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$1051
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1084
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$996
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1071