Jacksonville vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jacksonville	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2386	$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5446	$2895
🏠 One person rent	$1474	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$2456	$1237
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4014	$1649
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	56	96
😀 Quality of life	87	79
🏙️ Population	950K	17.7M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 149% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 943rd and 5948th ($2386 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 837th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Jacksonville ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 271st and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Jacksonville	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.3	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1446	$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2652	$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2118	$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.6	$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4741	$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2423	$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.2	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.63	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.57	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.45	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.82	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1421	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10904	$24117

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2257
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2244
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2123
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2163
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2110
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1929
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2094
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2151
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2108
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2306
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2254
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2451
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2369
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2302
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2382
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$2099
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2198
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2279
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2353
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2408
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2380
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2408
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2397
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2364
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2457
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2406
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2382
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2328
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2231
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2594
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2071
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2228
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2289
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2595
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2609
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2267
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2283
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2075
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1872

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$641
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1590
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$491
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$629
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$830
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$763
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$602
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$1014
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$824
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$801
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$808
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$839
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$895
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$726
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$852
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$795
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$592
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$819
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$783
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$780
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$774
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$774
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$813
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$746
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$794
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$713
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$725
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$807
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$671
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$821
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$538
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$618