Jacksonville vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jacksonville	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2364	$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5468	$2706
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$2461	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3990	$1355
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	56	84
😀 Quality of life	87	81
🏙️ Population	950K	3.03M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 164% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1022nd and 6071st ($2364 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 935th and 6th in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Jacksonville ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 293rd and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Taichung

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	Jacksonville	Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.87	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1470	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2044	$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3106	$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2417	$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.2	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.93	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.42	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.81	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1306	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11096	$18658

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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	$2336
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 Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$813
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$796
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$728
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$770
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$747
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$897
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$821
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$875
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1073
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$731
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1181
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$814
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$967
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$788
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$625
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$627
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$644
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$823
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$688
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$648
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$630
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$649
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$603
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$681
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$581
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$451
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$726
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$443
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$655
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$569
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$671
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$601
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$682
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$661
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$671