Jacksonville vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jacksonville	Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2192	$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5144	$2271
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$350
🏘️ Family rent	$2197	$539
🍽️ Food expenses	$648	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3945	$1553
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	56	59
😀 Quality of life	87	75
🏙️ Population	950K	738K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 138% more expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 1499th and 6140th ($2192 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1231st and 690th 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 1.7 months in Kumamoto. Jacksonville ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Kumamoto ranked 139th in Japan, while ranked 325th and 1545th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Jacksonville	Kumamoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$6.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.1	$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$2.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$400
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1004	$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2511	$519
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1805	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$99.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$4020
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2047	$2047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$54.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.44	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.92	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$58.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1309	$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11918	$12102

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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 Kumamoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Mashiki	$866
13 km or 7.9 mi	Koshi	$867
13 km or 8.1 mi	Uto	$866
14 km or 8.6 mi	Kikuyo	$866
17 km or 11 mi	Uki	$868
18 km or 11 mi	Ozu	$867
19 km or 12 mi	Tamana	$861
23 km or 14 mi	Kikuchi	$860
24 km or 15 mi	Yamaga	$852
32 km or 20 mi	Yatsushiro	$866
32 km or 20 mi	Arao	$856
34 km or 21 mi	Shimabara	$863
35 km or 21 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$867
35 km or 22 mi	Omuta	$851
41 km or 25 mi	Minamishimabara	$869
43 km or 27 mi	Aso	$859
44 km or 28 mi	Miyama	$824
48 km or 30 mi	Yame	$811
48 km or 30 mi	Unzen	$869
49 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$828
49 km or 31 mi	Chikugo	$808
54 km or 34 mi	Okawa	$821
60 km or 37 mi	Kurume	$791
61 km or 38 mi	Isahaya	$878
61 km or 38 mi	Amakusa	$871
61 km or 38 mi	Ukiha	$843
62 km or 39 mi	Hita	$867
63 km or 39 mi	Miyaki	$802
64 km or 40 mi	Saga	$864
64 km or 40 mi	Kanzaki	$821
66 km or 41 mi	Kashima	$868
66 km or 41 mi	Hitoyoshi	$858
66 km or 41 mi	Shiroishi	$864
67 km or 41 mi	Tosu	$807
68 km or 42 mi	Ogori	$815
68 km or 42 mi	Taketa	$845
68 km or 42 mi	Ogi	$855
69 km or 43 mi	Asakura	$841
70 km or 43 mi	Ureshino	$869
70 km or 44 mi	Omura	$883