Jacksonville vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jacksonville	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5181	$2515
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$2236	$653
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3821	$1212
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	56	93
😀 Quality of life	87	87
🏙️ Population	950K	2.35M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 136% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1439th and 6085th ($2224 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1197th 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 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Jacksonville ranked 106th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 343rd and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Taoyuan

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	Jacksonville	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$1.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1441	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2481	$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1839	$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.4	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2629	$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2143	$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.6	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1311	$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11934	$17081

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$882
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$937
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1108
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1257
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$709
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$796
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$997
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$957
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$888
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$879
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$889
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$910
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$668
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$910
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$841
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$656
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$654
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$634
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$630
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$903
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$723
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$705
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$763
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$682
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$677
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$634
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$697
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$698
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$661
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$610
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$465
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$602
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$598
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$667
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$617
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$464