Jacksonville vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jacksonville	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$3068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5057	$7133
🏠 One person rent	$1352	$2069
🏘️ Family rent	$2185	$3842
🍽️ Food expenses	$604	$687
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4093	$4346
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	56	85
😀 Quality of life	87	91
🏙️ Population	950K	442K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 27% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 1168th and 101st ($2246 vs $3068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1050th and 86th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.4 months in Miami. Ranked 52nd vs 16th best cities to live in the United States, and 223rd vs 114th 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	$16.1	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$7.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1387	$2508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1137	$1739
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2366	$4833
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1863	$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.7	$60.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4765	$6306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2418	$3813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.03	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.3	$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$3.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.32	$5.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$5.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.7	$9.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.41	$5.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.8	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1419	$1151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6608	$28464

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2176
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2167
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2156
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2129
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2201
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1890
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2281
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2183
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1917
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2128
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2350
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2281
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2575
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2357
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2268
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2448
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$2136
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2059
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2231
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2343
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2380
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2373
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2425
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2409
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2342
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2475
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2390
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2348
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2266
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2294
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2634
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2090
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2187
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2243
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2563
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2643
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$1860
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2073
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2127
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1884

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2809
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2770
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2780
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2705
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2752
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2771
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2722
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2644
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2711
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2686
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2924
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2610
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2738
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2569
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2904
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3104
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2611
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2900
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3152
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2714
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2556
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2647
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2593
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2611
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2593
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2569
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2539
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4065
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2533
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2559
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2568
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2488
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2545
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2558
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2493
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2565
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2217
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2783