Jacksonville vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jacksonville	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2364	$2054
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5468	$4880
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$2461	$1862
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3990	$3539
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	56	82
😀 Quality of life	87	88
🏙️ Population	950K	577K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 15% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 1022nd and 1702nd ($2364 vs $2054) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 935th and 1506th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.7 months in Milwaukee. Ranked 77th vs 55th best cities to live in the United States, and 293rd vs 240th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Milwaukee

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	Jacksonville	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86	$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.87	$4.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1470	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$2332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2044	$1469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3106	$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2417	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.2	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.93	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.42	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.81	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$163
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1306	$1813
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11096	$24191

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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	$2336
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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1942
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2019
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1986
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1998
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1932
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1760
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1991
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2017
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2023
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1963
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1968
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2017
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1960
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2320
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1847
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2313
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2321
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2312
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2298
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1817
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2332
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2327
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2391
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2078
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1850
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2179
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2294
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2484
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2345
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2311
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2461
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2371
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2378