Jacksonville vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jacksonville	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2364	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5468	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$2461	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3990	$1303
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	61
😀 Quality of life	87	79
🏙️ Population	950K	605K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 112% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1022nd and 4764th ($2364 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 935th and 2nd in the United States and Latvia, respectively. Check the United States vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Jacksonville ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 293rd and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Riga

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	Jacksonville	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.87	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1470	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2044	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3106	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2417	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.2	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.93	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.42	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.81	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1306	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11096	$13840

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2247
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2238
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2271
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2196
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2136
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1969
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2211
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2144
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2064
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2278
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2212
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2327
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2265
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2286
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2308
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1502
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2018
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2269
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2294
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2371
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2373
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2336
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2440
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2392
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2316
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2204
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2576
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2171
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2181
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2280
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2577
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2634
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1897

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220