Jacksonville vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jacksonville	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2364	$1334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5468	$3862
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$608
🏘️ Family rent	$2461	$1634
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3990	$2911
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	56	100
😀 Quality of life	87	95
🏙️ Population	950K	9.67M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 77% more expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 1022nd and 4104th ($2364 vs $1334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 935th and 3rd in the United States and South Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 2.2 months in Seoul. Jacksonville ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 293rd and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Seoul

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	Jacksonville	Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$7.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.87	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1470	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2044	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$99.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3106	$19682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2417	$11168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.2	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.93	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$7.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.42	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.81	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1306	$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11096	$20197

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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 Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1122
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1171
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1161
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1129
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1163
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$974
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1098
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1099
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1063
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1165
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1075
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1070
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1092
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1040
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1127
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1020
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1565
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1026
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1026
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$865
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1033
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1074
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1151
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1036
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$900
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1016
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1550
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1019