Jacksonville vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jacksonville	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2192	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5144	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$2197	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$648	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3945	$1316
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	56	85
😀 Quality of life	87	71
🏙️ Population	950K	5.65M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 92% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 1499th and 4898th ($2192 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1231st and 5th in the United States and Russia, respectively. Check the United States vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Jacksonville ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 325th and 3542nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Saint Petersburg

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	Jacksonville	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.1	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1004	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2511	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1805	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2047	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.44	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.92	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1309	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11918	$13865

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597