Jacksonville vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jacksonville	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$3297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5181	$7564
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$2174
🏘️ Family rent	$2236	$3858
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$797
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3821	$4156
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	56	85
😀 Quality of life	87	90
🏙️ Population	950K	442K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 33% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 1439th and 95th ($2224 vs $3297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1197th and 63rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.3 months in Miami. Ranked 106th vs 53rd best cities to live in the United States, and 343rd vs 210th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Miami

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	Jacksonville	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$7.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1441	$2574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$1873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2481	$4730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1839	$3376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$95.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.4	$65.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2629	$6833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2143	$3761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.6	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$5.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$5.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$9.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$7.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$3.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$72.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$34.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$97.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1311	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11934	$21676

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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 Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2465
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2738
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2620
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2767
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2775
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2761
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2963
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2831
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2739
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2792
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2713
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2695
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2867
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2586
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2664
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2713
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2696
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3170
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2699
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2777
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2668
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2806
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3117
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2900
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2448
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3050