Jacksonville vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jacksonville	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5181	$4406
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$1052
🏘️ Family rent	$2236	$1518
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3821	$3391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	56	66
😀 Quality of life	87	87
🏙️ Population	950K	633K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 20% more expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 1439th and 2663rd ($2224 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1197th and 1875th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.8 months in Memphis. Ranked 106th vs 112th best cities to live in the United States, and 343rd vs 362nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Memphis

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	Jacksonville	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$64.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1441	$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$841
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2481	$1430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1839	$1222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.4	$64.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2629	$1671
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2143	$1396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.6	$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$5.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$5.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$8.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1311	$1700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11934	$27314

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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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2378
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2129
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1881
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1953
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1866
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2030
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2266
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2122
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1997
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1752
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1867
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1745
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1605
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1667
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1631
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1836
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1915
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1545
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1885
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1980
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1425
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1962
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1951
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1817
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1747
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1992
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1703
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1703
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2023
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1852
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1718
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2085
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1421
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1405
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2822