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Jacksonville vs. Johannesburg Cost of Living Summary

Jacksonville is 76.6% more expensive than Johannesburg.

Restaurants: pay 78.2% more in Jacksonville
Groceries: pay 64.9% more in Jacksonville
Transportation: pay 17.3% less in Jacksonville
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Jacksonville
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Jacksonville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 88.1% more in Jacksonville
Clothing: pay 14.4% more in Jacksonville

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Jacksonville are more expensive than in Johannesburg. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Jacksonville.

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Jacksonville vs. Johannesburg Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jacksonville instead of Johannesburg, you would:

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pay 78.2% more for restaurants

	Johannesburg	Jacksonville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.02 ZAR199.18	$20.00	+66.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.21 ZAR119.51	$11.50	+59.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 ZAR19.85	$3.07	+156.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 ZAR14.77	$2.22	+148.8%
Average			+78.2%

Johannesburg vs. Jacksonville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 64.9% more for groceries

	Johannesburg	Jacksonville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.25 ZAR20.66	$3.32	+166.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.31 ZAR71.44	$6.99	+62.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.00 ZAR82.93	$3.70	-26.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.67 ZAR44.31	$4.41	+65.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.50 ZAR41.45	$4.45	+77.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 ZAR15.46	$2.12	+127.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 ZAR13.78	$0.68	-18.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 ZAR13.70	$1.75	+112.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 ZAR15.57	$2.10	+124.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR12.63	$1.33	+74.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 ZAR13.87	$1.41	+68.3%
Average			+64.9%

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pay 17.3% less for transportation

	Johannesburg	Jacksonville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.77 ZAR95.64	$3.87	-32.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.13 ZAR1,493.83	$62.50	-30.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,391.94 ZAR587K	$36,928.80	+4.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.05 ZAR133.45	$10.70	+32.8%
Average			-17.3%

Johannesburg vs. Jacksonville - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Johannesburg	Jacksonville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.90 ZAR594.96	$68.80	+91.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$498.84 ZAR8,267.69	$1,682.22	+237.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$425.42 ZAR7,050.87	$1,152.11	+170.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$174.98 ZAR2,900.02	$163.52	-6.5%
Average			+147.7%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Johannesburg	Jacksonville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$242.74 ZAR4,023.12	$1,312.50	+440.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,468.16 ZAR90,627.77	$12,000.00	+119.5%
Average			+244.5%

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pay 88.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Johannesburg	Jacksonville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 ZAR37.35	$5.00	+121.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.44 ZAR40.47	$5.56	+127.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.30 ZAR54.77	$9.85	+198.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.60 ZAR606.65	$42.19	+15.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.81 ZAR129.47	$15.00	+92.0%
Average			+88.1%

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pay 14.4% more for clothing

	Johannesburg	Jacksonville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.63 ZAR955.14	$63.68	+10.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.77 ZAR758.63	$48.05	+5.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.45 ZAR1,797.37	$111.59	+2.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.86 ZAR1,754.57	$151.79	+43.4%
Average			+14.4%

Johannesburg vs. Jacksonville - Cost of clothing

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