Jacksonville vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jacksonville	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2192	$2683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5144	$6239
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$1744
🏘️ Family rent	$2197	$3093
🍽️ Food expenses	$648	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3945	$4372
😷 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 18% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 1499th and 604th ($2192 vs $2683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1231st and 532nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Ranked 101st vs 279th best cities to live in the United States, and 325th vs 958th 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	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.1	$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$14.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$5.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$3.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1004	$1515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2511	$3208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1805	$2788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$7147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2047	$6897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.44	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.92	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$7.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1309	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11918	$19617

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2893
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3115
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3737
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2739
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3076
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2880
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2694
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2989
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3771
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2867
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3243
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2766
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2875
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2866
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2840
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3251
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2868
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2888
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3066
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2835
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2826
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3164