Jacksonville vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jacksonville	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2192	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5144	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$2197	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$648	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3945	$3638
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	56	49
😀 Quality of life	87	91
🏙️ Population	950K	1.02M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 3% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1499th and 1688th ($2192 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1231st and 22nd 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 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Jacksonville ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 325th and 141st 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	$20.1	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.1	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1004	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2511	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1805	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2047	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.44	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.92	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1309	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11918	$17263

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875