Cost of living comparison
United States is 17.9% more expensive than Jacksonville.
If you lived in United States instead of Jacksonville, you would:
pay 2.1% less for restaurants
Jacksonville
|
United States
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$18.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$10.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.63
|
$2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
|
$1.98
|
|
pay 7.0% less for groceries
Jacksonville
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.73
|
$3.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
|
$6.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
|
$3.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
|
$3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.45
|
$5.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
|
$2.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
|
$2.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$2.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.85
|
$1.38
|
|
pay 3.1% less for transportation
Jacksonville
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.44
|
$3.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.00
|
$65.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
|
$31,580.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.88
|
$17.71
|
|
pay 4.2% more for housing
Jacksonville
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.94
|
$67.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,623.92
|
$1,635.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,378.00
|
$1,397.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.20
|
$148.42
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Jacksonville
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,416.67
|
$1,344.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,650.00
|
$23,001.10
|
|
pay 24.9% more for entertainment and sports
Jacksonville
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$5.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.81
|
$4.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
|
$9.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.75
|
$51.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$13.21
|
|
pay 12.1% less for clothing
Jacksonville
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.25
|
$50.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.50
|
$40.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
|
$85.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.00
|
$113.11
|
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