Jacksonville vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jacksonville	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2192	$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5144	$9099
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$2413
🏘️ Family rent	$2197	$4235
🍽️ Food expenses	$648	$926
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3945	$8550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	56	82
😀 Quality of life	87	97
🏙️ Population	950K	452K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 43% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 1499th and 11th ($2192 vs $3857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1231st and 2nd in the United States and Switzerland, respectively. Check the United States vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Jacksonville ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 325th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Zurich

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	Jacksonville	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.1	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1004	$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2511	$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1805	$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2047	$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.44	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.92	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$136
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1309	$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11918	$26431

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3231
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3264
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3441
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3267
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3312
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3519
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$4491
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3286
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2641
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2611
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1679
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2644
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3288
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3321
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3199
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1703
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1751
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2986
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1807
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1695
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$3120
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1784
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1533
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3587
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1582
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$3034
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1385
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1507
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$2091
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2459
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3117