Jacksonville vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jacksonville	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2364	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5468	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$2461	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3990	$4880
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	56	68
😀 Quality of life	87	89
🏙️ Population	950K	385K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 8% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 1022nd and 718th ($2364 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 935th and 664th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Ranked 77th vs 41st best cities to live in the United States, and 293rd vs 174th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Tampa

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	Jacksonville	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.87	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1470	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2044	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3106	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2417	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.2	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.93	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.42	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.81	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1306	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11096	$14045

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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	$2335
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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2335
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265