Jacksonville vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jacksonville	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2364	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5468	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$2461	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3990	$4749
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	56	82
😀 Quality of life	87	88
🏙️ Population	950K	468K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 1% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 1022nd and 972nd ($2364 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 935th and 892nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Ranked 77th vs 51st best cities to live in the United States, and 293rd vs 221st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Raleigh

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	Jacksonville	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.87	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1470	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2044	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3106	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2417	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.2	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.93	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.42	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.81	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1306	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11096	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682