Jacksonville vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jacksonville	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5199	$2347
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$2330	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$621	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3953	$442
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	56	95
😀 Quality of life	89	67
🏙️ Population	950K	6.21M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 136% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1415th and 6006th ($2222 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1218th and 2nd in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Jacksonville ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 278th and 4818th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Jacksonville	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$6.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.01	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2539	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1973	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3110	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2396	$1150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.57	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$8.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.69	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$7.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.93	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1315	$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11123	$12076

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2192
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2104
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2107
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2161
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2335
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2099
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2190
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1919
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2160
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2282
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2247
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2358
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2294
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2335
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1482
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2152
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2255
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2304
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2336
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2351
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2320
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2378
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2357
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2317
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2433
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2473
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2220
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2057
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2290
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2664
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2579
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1806

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$739
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$653
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$648
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$810
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$590
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$706
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$498
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$564
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$445
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$539
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$557
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$530
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$683
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$525
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$550
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$506
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$603
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$625
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$631
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$540
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$673
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$632
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$643
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$613
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$541
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$518
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$620
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$536
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$625
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$611
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$618
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$559
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$644
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$657
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$530
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$492
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$819
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$586