Jacksonville vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jacksonville	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2364	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5468	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$2461	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3990	$3115
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	56	50
😀 Quality of life	87	90
🏙️ Population	950K	1.02M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 15% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1022nd and 1701st ($2364 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 935th and 25th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Jacksonville ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 293rd and 162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Ottawa

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	Jacksonville	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.87	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1470	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2044	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3106	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2417	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.2	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.93	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.42	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.81	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1306	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11096	$19030

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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	$2335
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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800