Jacksonville vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jacksonville	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5181	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$2236	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3821	$3744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	56	33
😀 Quality of life	87	84
🏙️ Population	950K	543K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 15% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 1439th and 2278th ($2224 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1197th and 1724th 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 Tucson. Ranked 106th vs 164th best cities to live in the United States, and 343rd vs 490th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Tucson

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	Jacksonville	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1441	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2481	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1839	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.4	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2629	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2143	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.6	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1311	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11934	$15659

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190