Jacksonville vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jacksonville	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2192	$1933
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5144	$4502
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$1119
🏘️ Family rent	$2197	$1848
🍽️ Food expenses	$648	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3945	$3964
😷 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 13% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 1499th and 2237th ($2192 vs $1933) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1231st and 1697th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 2.1 months in Tucson. Ranked 101st vs 153rd best cities to live in the United States, and 325th vs 460th 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	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.1	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$6.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$1195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1004	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2511	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1805	$1502
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$3427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2047	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.44	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.92	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$33
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1309	$1100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11918	$15759

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2153
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$771
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2454
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2243
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2367
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2378
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2293
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2463
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2423
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2365
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2343
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1974
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2366
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2318
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2296
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$876
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2346
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2321
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1767
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1924
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2818
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2212