Jacksonville vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jacksonville	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5199	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$2330	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$621	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3953	$4008
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	99
😀 Quality of life	89	100
🏙️ Population	950K	5.45M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 16% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1415th and 649th ($2222 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1218th and 1st in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Jacksonville ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 278th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Sydney

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	Jacksonville	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.01	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2539	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1973	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3110	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2396	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.57	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.69	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.93	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1315	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11123	$19140

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710