Jacksonville vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jacksonville	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2364	$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5468	$3454
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$2461	$1404
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3990	$1644
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	56	100
😀 Quality of life	87	78
🏙️ Population	950K	24.9M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 115% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1022nd and 4858th ($2364 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 935th and 6th 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 1.5 months in Shanghai. Jacksonville ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 293rd and 675th 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	$20.2	$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.87	$1.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1470	$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2044	$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3106	$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2417	$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.2	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.93	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.42	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.81	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1306	$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11096	$30174

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$984
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$665
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$700
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$868
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$573
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$631
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$645
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$602
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$670
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$670
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$657
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$590
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$708
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$643
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$716
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$695
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$702
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$644
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$805
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$643
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$603
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$650
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$607
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$665
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$620
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$621
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$677
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$665
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$592
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$621
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$746