Jacksonville vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jacksonville	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2192	$2569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5144	$5797
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$1704
🏘️ Family rent	$2197	$2895
🍽️ Food expenses	$648	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3945	$4463
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	56	69
😀 Quality of life	87	91
🏙️ Population	950K	385K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 15% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 1499th and 777th ($2192 vs $2569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1231st and 683rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Ranked 101st vs 31st best cities to live in the United States, and 325th vs 142nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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	Jacksonville	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.1	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$6.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$1914
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1004	$1412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2511	$3372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1805	$2452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$68.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$4277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2047	$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$3.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.44	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.92	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$83.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1309	$1451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11918	$19356

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2438
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2439
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2436
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2420
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2408
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2105
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2608
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2447
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2178
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2407
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2391
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2629
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2259
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2318
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2662
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2152
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2248
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2352
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2564
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2438
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2313
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2401
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1740
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2362
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2643
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2323
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2401
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1991
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2363
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2345
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2285
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2260