Jacksonville vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jacksonville	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2386	$2681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5446	$6051
🏠 One person rent	$1474	$1825
🏘️ Family rent	$2456	$3146
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4014	$4933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	56	94
😀 Quality of life	87	77
🏙️ Population	950K	467K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 11% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 943rd and 464th ($2386 vs $2681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 837th and 406th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.8 months in Long Beach. Ranked 73rd vs 181st best cities to live in the United States, and 271st vs 769th 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	$17.9	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.3	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$6.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1446	$1953
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$1605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2652	$3294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2118	$2861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.6	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4741	$7038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2423	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.2	$74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.63	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.57	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.45	$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.82	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1421	$1485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10904	$21877

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2257
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2244
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2123
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2163
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2110
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1929
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2094
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2151
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2108
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2306
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2254
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2451
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2369
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2302
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2382
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$2099
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2198
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2279
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2353
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2408
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2380
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2408
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2397
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2364
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2457
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2406
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2382
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2328
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2231
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2594
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2071
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2228
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2289
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2595
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2609
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2267
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2283
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2075
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1872

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2817
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2845
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2938
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2570
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2866
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2633
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2569
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2834
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2761
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3603
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2612
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3054
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2354
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3112
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2708
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2604
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2685
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3087
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2652
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2673
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2831
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2673
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2959
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2675
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2614