Jacksonville vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jacksonville	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$2825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5199	$6608
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$1770
🏘️ Family rent	$2330	$3115
🍽️ Food expenses	$621	$731
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3953	$4380
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	56	54
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	950K	525K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 21% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 1415th and 362nd ($2222 vs $2825) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1218th and 307th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Ranked 88th vs 98th best cities to live in the United States, and 278th vs 309th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Sacramento

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	Jacksonville	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.01	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$1816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2539	$3293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1973	$2644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$74.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3110	$5035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2396	$4072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.57	$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$5.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$6.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.69	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.93	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$4.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$3.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$135
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1315	$1441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11123	$27489

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2691
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2703
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2692
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2767
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2875
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2892
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2839
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2727
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2630
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2875
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2665
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2782
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3181
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2672
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3098
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3344
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2770
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2212
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2943
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2270
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3116
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2936
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2991
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3504
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2823
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2764
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2910
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2381
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2721
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2679
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3058
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2114
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2858
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2950
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3818
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2850