Jacksonville vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jacksonville	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$3361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5199	$7751
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$2151
🏘️ Family rent	$2330	$3720
🍽️ Food expenses	$621	$750
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$245
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3953	$4549
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	56	99
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	950K	3.9M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 34% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 1415th and 65th ($2222 vs $3361) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1218th and 51st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.4 months in Los Angeles. Ranked 88th vs 14th best cities to live in the United States, and 278th vs 74th 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	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$90.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.01	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$6.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$2364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$1847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2539	$4128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1973	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3110	$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2396	$6833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$81.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.57	$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$4.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$7.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.69	$4.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.93	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$168
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$31.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1315	$1849
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11123	$26874

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927