Jacksonville vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jacksonville	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$3178
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5199	$7315
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$2092
🏘️ Family rent	$2330	$3715
🍽️ Food expenses	$621	$767
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3953	$4255
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	56	84
😀 Quality of life	89	92
🏙️ Population	950K	442K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 30% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 1415th and 118th ($2222 vs $3178) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1218th and 88th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.3 months in Miami. Ranked 88th vs 33rd best cities to live in the United States, and 278th vs 119th 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
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.01	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$5.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$3.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$2504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$1788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2539	$4582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1973	$3236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3110	$6063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2396	$3867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.57	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$4.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$5.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.69	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.93	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$7.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$34.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1315	$1514
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11123	$25246

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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 Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2471
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2726
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2622
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2794
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2788
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3076
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2905
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2795
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2741
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2716
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2598
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2661
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3343
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2836
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2848
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3224
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2971
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3101