Jacksonville vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jacksonville	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2192	$3486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5144	$7909
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$2368
🏘️ Family rent	$2197	$4139
🍽️ Food expenses	$648	$735
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3945	$5217
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	56	86
😀 Quality of life	87	91
🏙️ Population	950K	1.39M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 37% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 1499th and 52nd ($2192 vs $3486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1231st and 39th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Ranked 101st vs 38th best cities to live in the United States, and 325th vs 155th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs San Diego

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	Jacksonville	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.1	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$8.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$6.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$2489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1004	$2046
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2511	$4508
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1805	$3643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$251
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$8050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2047	$6577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$4.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$7.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.44	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.92	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$5.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$72.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$19.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$30.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1309	$1937
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11918	$22295

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3269
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3094
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3065
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3077
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1276
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2956
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$3012
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3265
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3274
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$3008
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$3011
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3221
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2690
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2994
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3137
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3051
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2799
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2850
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2646
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$967
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2768
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2738
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2826