Jacksonville vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jacksonville	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5181	$3097
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$600
🏘️ Family rent	$2236	$1068
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3821	$879
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	56	99
😀 Quality of life	87	75
🏙️ Population	950K	24.9M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 97% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1439th and 4971st ($2224 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1197th and 5th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Jacksonville ranked 106th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 343rd and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Shanghai

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	Jacksonville	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1441	$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2481	$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1839	$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.4	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2629	$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2143	$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.6	$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1311	$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11934	$27781

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1002
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$669
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$696
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$782
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$594
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$620
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$644
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$557
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$683
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$643
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$650
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$584
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$671
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$636
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$680
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$684
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$623
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$646
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$860
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$647
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$611
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$652
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$604
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$675
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$678
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$618
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$626
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$644
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$667
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$677
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$601
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$665
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$632
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$765