Jacksonville vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jacksonville	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5181	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$2236	$776
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3821	$643
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	77
😀 Quality of life	87	70
🏙️ Population	950K	9.94M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 107% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 1439th and 5141st ($2224 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1197th and 1st in the United States and Peru, respectively. Check the United States vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Jacksonville ranked 106th best city to live in the United States vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 343rd and 4052nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Lima

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	Jacksonville	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$4.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1441	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2481	$1036
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1839	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.4	$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2629	$2206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2143	$1546
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.6	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1311	$215
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11934	$9668

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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 Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$844
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$796
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$752
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$611
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$618
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$662
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$739
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$608
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$661
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$540
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$664
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$746
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$534
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$596
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$691
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$617
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$607
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$676
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$661
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$619
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$652
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$605
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$630
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$660
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$571
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$605
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$650
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$594
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$714
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$668
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$461
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$760
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$727
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$590
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$584
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$812
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$822
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$665
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$675
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$755