Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Florida
Jacksonville is a large-metro housing and port-market comparison in Florida, useful for starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Florida
Tampa is the Florida launch comparison market, with major-metro access and a cost profile that is often easier to evaluate for households priced out of South Florida.
Comparison
Jacksonville has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Tampa has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Tampa minus Jacksonville.
| Metric | Jacksonville | Tampa | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,750 | $1,725 | -$25 | Tampa | Tampa has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $415,000 | $405,000 | -$10,000 | Tampa | Tampa has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $379/mo | $352/mo | -$27/mo | Tampa | Tampa has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 89 | 84 | -5 | Tampa | Tampa has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $63,560 | $78,040 | +$14,480 | Jacksonville | Jacksonville has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 73/100 | 79/100 | +6 | Tampa | Tampa has the higher move score. |