Jacksonville vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jacksonville	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$885
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5181	$2044
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$334
🏘️ Family rent	$2236	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3821	$571
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	56	29
😀 Quality of life	87	45
🏙️ Population	950K	1.58M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 151% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 1439th and 6426th ($2224 vs $885) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1197th and 112th in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 0.6 months in Leon. Jacksonville ranked 106th best city to live in the United States vs Leon ranked 56th in Mexico, while ranked 343rd and 7210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Leon

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	Jacksonville	Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1441	$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2481	$759
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1839	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$40.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.4	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	11.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2629	$1993
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2143	$1323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.6	$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$4.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1311	$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11934	$3118

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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 Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$914
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$817
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$910
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$950
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$894
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$803
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$952
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$990
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$983
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$1023
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$1241
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$926
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$1044
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1241
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1280
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$899
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$664
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$946
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$866
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$1007
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$986
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$806
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$880
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$934
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1015
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$941
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$917
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1008
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$975
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$1157
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$842