2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Douglasville, GA vs Jacksonville, FL

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Is it cheaper to live in Jacksonville or is it cheaper to live in Douglasville?
- Jacksonville is 4.3% less expensive than Douglasville.

Which city has more affordable housing, Jacksonville or Douglasville?
- Jacksonville housing costs are 3.6% less expensive than Douglasville housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Douglasville or is Health Care more affordable in Jacksonville.
- Health related expenses are 2.3% more in Jacksonville.
 Douglasville, GAJacksonville, FLUnited States
 Overall  Unlock95.7100
 Food & Groceries94.7  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock100.2100
 Housing82.5  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$280,200$338,100
 Utilities101  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock101.4100
 Miscellaneous104.0  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Douglasville    7 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I have lived in Douglasville for a few years and I think it has some good points but also some bad points. 1 of the most comlained about things is that there is no  More

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Over 16 years ago

I recently moved from Columbus, Ohio to Douglasville, Ga. My comment relates to the cost of living and friendliness of people in the town. I purchased a home here that  More

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Over 17 years ago

Generally pleasant when not in a drought cycle, as we are  More

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Reviews for Jacksonville    174 Reviews

I moved from a small town in Ohio around four years ago, I was 24 years old. Now, at 28, my outlook about living here has changed. I have came to the conclusion, that,  More

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I’ve lived in Jacksonville for 12+ years(but visited on and off much longer). There’s things I love and things I hate and just like any place there are pros and cons.  More

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We have been investigating Jax for a while. It looks like the Southside, Baymeadows and the further East you get is great. Any thoughts on moving to those areas, pretty  More

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