Jacksonville vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jacksonville	Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2386	$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5446	$2737
🏠 One person rent	$1474	$262
🏘️ Family rent	$2456	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4014	$1275
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	56	74
😀 Quality of life	87	80
🏙️ Population	950K	1.87M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 184% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 943rd and 6292nd ($2386 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 837th and 9th 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 Tainan. Jacksonville ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 271st and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Tainan

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	Jacksonville	Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.3	$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1446	$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2652	$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2118	$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.6	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4741	$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2423	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.2	$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.63	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.57	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.45	$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.82	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1421	$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10904	$18526

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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 Tainan

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
62 km or 38 mi	Chiayi	$707
89 km or 55 mi	Douliu	$761
102 km or 63 mi	Taitung	$801
116 km or 72 mi	Nantou	$818
126 km or 78 mi	Changhua	$841
139 km or 86 mi	Taichung	$931
188 km or 117 mi	Miaoli	$698
218 km or 135 mi	Hsinchu	$864
222 km or 138 mi	Zhubei	$828
233 km or 145 mi	Taoyuan	$868
249 km or 155 mi	Kinmen	$821
254 km or 158 mi	Yilan	$745
259 km or 161 mi	New Taipei	$1060
261 km or 162 mi	Jinjiang	$654
267 km or 166 mi	Taipei	$1158
269 km or 167 mi	Quanzhou	$666
271 km or 168 mi	Xiamen	$807
286 km or 178 mi	Keelung	$1028
298 km or 185 mi	Putian	$661
308 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
356 km or 221 mi	Fuzhou	$706
359 km or 223 mi	Shantou	$605
371 km or 230 mi	Chaozhou	$592
395 km or 246 mi	Jieyang	$691
397 km or 247 mi	Longyan	$713
412 km or 256 mi	Puning	$726
415 km or 258 mi	Ningde	$683
431 km or 268 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
439 km or 273 mi	Meizhou	$795
446 km or 277 mi	Sanming	$642
455 km or 283 mi	Nanping	$673
497 km or 309 mi	Shanwei	$1014
535 km or 333 mi	Rui'an	$719
556 km or 346 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
560 km or 348 mi	Wenzhou	$776
567 km or 352 mi	Heyuan	$801
573 km or 356 mi	Wuyishan	$643
590 km or 367 mi	Huizhou	$629
608 km or 378 mi	Lishui	$719