Jacksonville vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jacksonville	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2192	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5144	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$2197	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$648	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3945	$4482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	56	99
😀 Quality of life	87	93
🏙️ Population	950K	3.9M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 36% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 1499th and 62nd ($2192 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1231st and 47th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Ranked 101st vs 8th best cities to live in the United States, and 325th vs 50th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Los Angeles

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	Jacksonville	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.1	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1004	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2511	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1805	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2047	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.44	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.92	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1309	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11918	$23685

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000