Jacksonville vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jacksonville	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$2732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5181	$6311
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$1782
🏘️ Family rent	$2236	$3096
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$654
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3821	$4305
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	56	94
😀 Quality of life	87	78
🏙️ Population	950K	467K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 19% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 1439th and 524th ($2224 vs $2732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1197th and 453rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Ranked 106th vs 282nd best cities to live in the United States, and 343rd vs 992nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Long Beach

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	Jacksonville	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$5.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1441	$1919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$1544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2481	$3153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1839	$2806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.4	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2629	$7165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2143	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.6	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$7.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1311	$1666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11934	$22757

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3078
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3718
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2695
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3051
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2835
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2688
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2892
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3744
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2820
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3193
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2698
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3227
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2827
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2930
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2810
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2803
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3199
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2847
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2850
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3020
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2815
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3055
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2769
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3059