Jacksonville vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jacksonville	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2192	$2451
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5144	$5856
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$1515
🏘️ Family rent	$2197	$2643
🍽️ Food expenses	$648	$643
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3945	$4510
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	56	78
😀 Quality of life	87	89
🏙️ Population	950K	689K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 11% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 1499th and 982nd ($2192 vs $2451) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1231st and 843rd 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 Nashville. Ranked 101st vs 66th best cities to live in the United States, and 325th vs 252nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Nashville

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	Jacksonville	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.1	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$7.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$6.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$1666
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1004	$1232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2511	$3034
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1805	$2217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$4767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2047	$2707
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$61.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.44	$3.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.92	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1309	$1468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11918	$30286

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863

Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2315
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2809
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2246
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2275
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2245
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2017
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2027
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2074
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2213
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1933
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1812
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1907
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1896
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1427
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1666
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2119
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2144
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1838
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1686
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1808
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1859
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2096
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1989
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1806
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1365
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1602
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1391
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1896
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1595