Jacksonville vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jacksonville	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2192	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5144	$3163
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$592
🏘️ Family rent	$2197	$1001
🍽️ Food expenses	$648	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3945	$1555
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	59
😀 Quality of life	87	80
🏙️ Population	950K	595K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 75% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1499th and 4631st ($2192 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1231st 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 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Jacksonville ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 325th and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Jacksonville	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.1	$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$5.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1004	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2511	$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1805	$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2047	$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.44	$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.92	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1309	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11918	$18197

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1374
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1000
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$893
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$938
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$895
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$964
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$860
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$982
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$932
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1179
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$1054
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$974
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$938
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1040
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$835
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$859
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1220
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1258
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1077
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1434
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$928
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$758
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1594
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$881
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1455
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$1085
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1114
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$1016
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1597
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$1079
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1498
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$1081
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1970
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1974
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$445
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1170
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1391