Jacksonville vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jacksonville	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$3165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5057	$7625
🏠 One person rent	$1352	$2019
🏘️ Family rent	$2185	$3688
🍽️ Food expenses	$604	$715
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4093	$6398
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	56	99
😀 Quality of life	87	94
🏙️ Population	950K	3.9M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 29% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 1168th and 72nd ($2246 vs $3165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1050th and 60th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 2 months in Los Angeles. Ranked 52nd vs 5th best cities to live in the United States, and 223rd vs 34th 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	$16.1	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$8.42
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1387	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1137	$1717
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2366	$4161
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1863	$3237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.7	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	6.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4765	$7697
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2418	$6904
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.03	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.3	$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$4.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.32	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.7	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.41	$4.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.8	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1419	$2020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6608	$31623

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2176
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2167
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2156
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2129
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2201
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1890
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2281
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2183
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1917
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2128
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2350
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2281
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2575
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2357
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2268
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2448
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$2136
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2059
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2231
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2343
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2380
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2373
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2425
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2409
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2342
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2475
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2390
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2348
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2266
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2294
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2634
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2090
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2187
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2243
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2563
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2643
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$1860
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2073
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2127
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1884

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862