Jacksonville vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jacksonville	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2364	$3075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5468	$7229
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$2042
🏘️ Family rent	$2461	$3813
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3990	$3944
😷 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 23% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 1022nd and 119th ($2364 vs $3075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 935th and 107th 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 77th vs 29th best cities to live in the United States, and 293rd vs 140th 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	$20.2	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86	$88.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.87	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1470	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$1740
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2044	$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3106	$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2417	$3960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.2	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.93	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$3.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.42	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.81	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$75.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$34.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1306	$1399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11096	$23889

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2247
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2238
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2271
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2196
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2136
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1969
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2211
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2144
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2064
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2278
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2212
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2327
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2265
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2286
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2308
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1502
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2018
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2269
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2294
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2371
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2373
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2335
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2440
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2392
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2316
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2204
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2576
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2171
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2181
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2280
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2577
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2634
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1897

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882