Jacksonville vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jacksonville	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2192	$2785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5144	$6544
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$1665
🏘️ Family rent	$2197	$2793
🍽️ Food expenses	$648	$732
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3945	$4971
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	56	88
😀 Quality of life	87	90
🏙️ Population	950K	653K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 21% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 1499th and 456th ($2192 vs $2785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1231st and 392nd 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 Portland. Ranked 101st vs 47th best cities to live in the United States, and 325th vs 195th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Portland

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	Jacksonville	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.1	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$7.63
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$1760
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1004	$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2511	$2916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1805	$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$3956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2047	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$4.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$4.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$5.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.44	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$3.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.92	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$180
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$35.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1309	$1706
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11918	$24040

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2340
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2451
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2401
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2488
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2339
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2367
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2237
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2312
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2477
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2279
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2407
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2167
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2308
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2391
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2315
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2100
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2222
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2765
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1969
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2277
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2616
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2592
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2378
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2596
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2576
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1742
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2822
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2722
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2429
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2767
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2542
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2342
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1902
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2775
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2637
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2783