Jacksonville vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jacksonville	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5181	$4785
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$1170
🏘️ Family rent	$2236	$2014
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$95.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3821	$3911
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	56	74
😀 Quality of life	87	89
🏙️ Population	950K	486K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 10% more expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 1439th and 1987th ($2224 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1197th and 1557th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.9 months in Omaha. Ranked 106th vs 63rd best cities to live in the United States, and 343rd vs 243rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Omaha

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	Jacksonville	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$3.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1441	$1177
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2481	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1839	$1573
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$261
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.4	$63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2629	$1918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2143	$1849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.6	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$5.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$2.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$9.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$96.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1311	$854
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11934	$24676

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1871
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1888
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1955
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1649
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1881
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1738
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1916
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1954
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1955
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1972
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1967
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1959
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1796
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1891
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1797
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1812
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1852
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1798
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1786
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2105
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1563
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1904
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1850
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1945
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1707
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1808
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1756
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2192
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1786
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2283
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2114
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2341
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1832
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2328
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2433
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2299
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2046
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2314
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1995