Jacksonville vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jacksonville	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$2417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5199	$5513
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$1519
🏘️ Family rent	$2330	$2603
🍽️ Food expenses	$621	$660
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3953	$4167
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	56	67
😀 Quality of life	89	75
🏙️ Population	950K	504K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 8% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 1415th and 998th ($2222 vs $2417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1218th and 876th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.7 months in Mesa. Ranked 88th vs 578th best cities to live in the United States, and 278th vs 1816th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Mesa

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	Jacksonville	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.01	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$5.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$1553
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$1210
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2539	$2487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1973	$2225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$242
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$82.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3110	$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2396	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.57	$4.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$5.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$5.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.69	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.93	$9.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$4.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1315	$1207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11123	$15463

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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 Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2447
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2448
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2349
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2340
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2344
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2320
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2523
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2481
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2322
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2353
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2466
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2365
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2084
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2348
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1940
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2095
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$727
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2757
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1760
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1883
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1911
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$881
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1855
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2751
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$945