Jacksonville vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jacksonville	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$2851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5199	$6397
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$1879
🏘️ Family rent	$2330	$3145
🍽️ Food expenses	$621	$664
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3953	$4411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	56	94
😀 Quality of life	89	78
🏙️ Population	950K	467K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 22% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 1415th and 327th ($2222 vs $2851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1218th and 273rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.5 months in Long Beach. Ranked 88th vs 271st best cities to live in the United States, and 278th vs 982nd 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	$90	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.01	$7.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$1954
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$1662
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2539	$3174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1973	$2872
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$56.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3110	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2396	$6937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.57	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$16.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.69	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.93	$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$95.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1315	$1674
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11123	$19997

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2192
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2104
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2107
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2161
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2335
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2099
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2190
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1919
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2160
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2282
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2247
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2358
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2294
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2335
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1482
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2152
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2255
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2304
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2336
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2351
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2320
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2378
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2357
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2317
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2433
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2473
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2220
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2057
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2290
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2664
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2579
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1806

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2903
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3058
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3688
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2651
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3004
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2807
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2682
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2917
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2854
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3658
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2762
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3122
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3221
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2803
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2899
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2764
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3157
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2786
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2947
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2788
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3008
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2821