Jacksonville vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jacksonville	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5199	$4440
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$1087
🏘️ Family rent	$2330	$1899
🍽️ Food expenses	$621	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3953	$3987
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	56	60
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	950K	246K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 20% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 1415th and 2519th ($2222 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1218th and 1889th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Ranked 88th vs 89th best cities to live in the United States, and 278th vs 281st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Louisville

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	Jacksonville	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.01	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$1046
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2539	$1832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1973	$1620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3110	$3372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2396	$3052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.57	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$4.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$5.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.69	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.93	$8.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1315	$1218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11123	$15931

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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 Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1738
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1845
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1925
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1912
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1874
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1883
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1659
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2091
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1769
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1816
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1713
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2097
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1922
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2140
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1647
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$1969
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1606
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1822
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2480
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2025
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1941
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1990
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2164
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1993
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1915
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1338
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1799
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1978
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1847
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2382
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1899
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2070
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1495
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1753
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1850
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1857
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2017