Jacksonville vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jacksonville	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$2046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5199	$5001
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$1179
🏘️ Family rent	$2330	$1923
🍽️ Food expenses	$621	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3953	$3707
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	56	82
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	950K	577K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 9% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 1415th and 1864th ($2222 vs $2046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1218th and 1525th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Ranked 88th vs 55th best cities to live in the United States, and 278th vs 195th 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	$20.1	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$61.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.01	$5.38
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$1315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$935
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2539	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1973	$1539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3110	$1953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2396	$1705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.57	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.69	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.93	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$3.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$165
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1315	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11123	$23971

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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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1915
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1973
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1915
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1915
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1904
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$1973
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1943
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1948
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1966
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1964
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1973
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2032
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1941
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2030
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2089
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1957
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1826
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2355
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2368
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2375
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2340
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1763
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2368
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2394
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2434
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2119
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1849
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2220
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2373
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2528
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2392
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2412
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2508
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2426
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2399