Jacksonville vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jacksonville	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2364	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5468	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$2461	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3990	$6742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	80
😀 Quality of life	87	91
🏙️ Population	950K	737K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 22% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1022nd and 158th ($2364 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 935th and 140th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Ranked 77th vs 15th best cities to live in the United States, and 293rd vs 98th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Seattle

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	Jacksonville	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.87	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1470	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2044	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3106	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2417	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.2	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.93	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.42	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.81	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1306	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11096	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093