Jacksonville vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jacksonville	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5199	$2307
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$2330	$808
🍽️ Food expenses	$621	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3953	$969
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	56	96
😀 Quality of life	89	78
🏙️ Population	950K	17.5M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 153% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1415th and 6334th ($2222 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1218th and 17th 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 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Jacksonville ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 278th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Shenzhen

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	Jacksonville	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.01	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2539	$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1973	$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3110	$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2396	$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.57	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.69	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.93	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1315	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11123	$22402

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2192
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2104
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2107
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2161
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2335
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2099
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2190
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1919
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2160
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2282
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2247
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2358
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2294
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2335
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1482
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2152
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2255
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2304
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2336
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2351
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2320
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2378
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2357
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2317
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2433
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2473
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2220
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2057
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2290
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2664
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2579
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1806

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$662
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$662
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1746
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$518
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$608
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$829
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$758
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$589
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$941
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$827
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$766
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$777
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$816
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$892
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$579
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$669
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$454
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$809
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$765
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$766
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$780
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$773
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$897
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$750
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$726
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$693
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$707
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$677
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$901
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$546
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$634