Jacksonville vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jacksonville	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5057	$5237
🏠 One person rent	$1352	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$2185	$2442
🍽️ Food expenses	$604	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4093	$4454
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	56	75
😀 Quality of life	87	85
🏙️ Population	950K	459K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 6% more expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 1168th and 1538th ($2246 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1050th and 1363rd 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 Virginia Beach. Ranked 52nd vs 67th best cities to live in the United States, and 223rd vs 280th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Virginia Beach

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	Jacksonville	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$5.47
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1387	$1255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1137	$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2366	$2730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1863	$2069
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.7	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4765	$3122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2418	$2646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.03	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.3	$67.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.32	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$3.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.7	$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.41	$4.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.8	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1419	$1193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6608	$18553

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2176
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2167
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2156
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2129
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2201
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1890
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2281
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2183
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1917
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2128
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2350
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2281
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2575
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2357
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2268
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2448
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$2136
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2059
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2231
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2343
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2380
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2373
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2425
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2409
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2342
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2475
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2390
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2348
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2266
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2294
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2634
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2090
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2187
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2243
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2563
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2643
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$1860
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2073
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2127
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1884

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2788
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2282
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2462
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2005
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$1997
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2284
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2108
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2237
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2229
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2139
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2098
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2169
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2020
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2031
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2241
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2063
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2428
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1929
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2159
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2053
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2522
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2014
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2215
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2849
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1787
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2362
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3079
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2271
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2844
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2426
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2730
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2369
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2422
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3110
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2685