Jacksonville vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jacksonville	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5199	$3141
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$619
🏘️ Family rent	$2330	$1049
🍽️ Food expenses	$621	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3953	$1509
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	61
😀 Quality of life	89	82
🏙️ Population	950K	605K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 75% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1415th and 4556th ($2222 vs $1270) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1218th 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 88th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 278th and 625th 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	$20.1	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.01	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2539	$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1973	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3110	$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2396	$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.57	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.69	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.93	$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1315	$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11123	$16726

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2192
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2104
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2107
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2161
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2335
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2099
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2190
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1919
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2160
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2282
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2247
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2358
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2294
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2335
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1482
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2152
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2255
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2304
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2336
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2351
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2320
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2378
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2357
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2317
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2433
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2473
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2220
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2057
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2290
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2664
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2579
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1806

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1419
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1046
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$889
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$928
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$894
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$967
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$864
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$988
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$968
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1184
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$1041
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$974
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$929
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1034
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$840
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$865
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1174
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1334
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1057
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1414
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$920
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$680
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1601
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$883
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1372
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$999
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1113
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$829
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1566
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$1064
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1485
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$1083
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1947
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1937
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$349
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1125
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1383