Jacksonville vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jacksonville	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2192	$2293
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5144	$5392
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$1358
🏘️ Family rent	$2197	$2389
🍽️ Food expenses	$648	$688
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3945	$4087
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	56	68
😀 Quality of life	87	88
🏙️ Population	950K	504K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 4% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 1499th and 1311th ($2192 vs $2293) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1231st and 1104th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.8 months in Mesa. Ranked 101st vs 93rd best cities to live in the United States, and 325th vs 304th 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	$97.1	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$5.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$1336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1004	$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2511	$2471
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1805	$1979
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$78.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$2959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2047	$3476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$6.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$6.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.44	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.92	$9.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1309	$1190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11918	$15526

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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 Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2378
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2463
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2367
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2423
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1974
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2366
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2243
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2343
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2296
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2346
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2454
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2318
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2089
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2321
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1933
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2153
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$771
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2818
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1767
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1865
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1924
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$876
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1835
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2817
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$994