Jacksonville vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jacksonville	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2364	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5468	$3629
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$944
🏘️ Family rent	$2461	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3990	$2731
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	72
😀 Quality of life	87	78
🏙️ Population	950K	7.01M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 44% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1022nd and 2911th ($2364 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 935th and 1st in the United States and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United States vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Jacksonville ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 293rd and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Jacksonville	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.87	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1470	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2044	$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3106	$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2417	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.2	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.93	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.42	$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.81	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1306	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11096	$10598

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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	$2335
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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$969
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$861
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$1068
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1056
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$901
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$897
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1223
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1243
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1779
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1709
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$846
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$736
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$551
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$547
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$904
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$905
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$546
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1215
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$557
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$536
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$597
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$979
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$589
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$683
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$902
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$547
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$529