Jacksonville vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jacksonville	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2192	$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5144	$4341
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$1070
🏘️ Family rent	$2197	$1746
🍽️ Food expenses	$648	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3945	$4016
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	56	60
😀 Quality of life	87	87
🏙️ Population	950K	246K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 19% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 1499th and 2604th ($2192 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1231st and 1876th 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 101st vs 102nd best cities to live in the United States, and 325th vs 326th 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	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.1	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1004	$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2511	$1779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1805	$1441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2047	$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$48.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$4.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.44	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.92	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1309	$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11918	$16070

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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 Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1827
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1897
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1906
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1855
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1859
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1611
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2091
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1813
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1853
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1714
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2100
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1942
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2126
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1650
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2045
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1785
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1881
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2392
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1968
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$2002
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$1989
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1984
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1913
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1365
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1808
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$2060
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1860
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2405
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1900
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2088
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1617
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1843
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1877
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2035