Jacksonville vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jacksonville	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5181	$2429
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$2236	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3821	$2276
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	56	53
😀 Quality of life	87	89
🏙️ Population	950K	686K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 131% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 1439th and 5951st ($2224 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1197th and 630th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Jacksonville ranked 106th best city to live in the United States vs Shizuoka ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 343rd and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Shizuoka

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	Jacksonville	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1441	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2481	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1839	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.4	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	1.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2629	$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2143	$3664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.6	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$33.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$0.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$35.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1311	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11934	$16729

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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 Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$924
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$929
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$939
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$943
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$947
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1036
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1011
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$945
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$940
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$955
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1043
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$928
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1039
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1038
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1036
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1039
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1038
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1037
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$926
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1031
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1051
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1051
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1052
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$991
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1049
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1053
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1054
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1067
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1062
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1078
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1041
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1061
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1078
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1052
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1131
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1001
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1059
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$904
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1063