Jacksonville vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jacksonville	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5181	$6197
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$1388
🏘️ Family rent	$2236	$2468
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3821	$4328
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	56	100
😀 Quality of life	87	100
🏙️ Population	950K	5.35M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 11% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 1439th and 893rd ($2224 vs $2496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1197th and 4th in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.7 months in Melbourne. Jacksonville ranked 106th best city to live in the United States vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 343rd and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Melbourne

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	Jacksonville	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$9.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1441	$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2481	$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1839	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.4	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2629	$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2143	$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.6	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1311	$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11934	$26129

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172