Jacksonville vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jacksonville	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5181	$3539
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$946
🏘️ Family rent	$2236	$1446
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3821	$2285
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	56	70
😀 Quality of life	87	78
🏙️ Population	950K	7.01M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 36% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1439th and 3529th ($2224 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1197th 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 1.4 months in Riyadh. Jacksonville ranked 106th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 343rd and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Riyadh

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	Jacksonville	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1441	$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2481	$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1839	$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.4	$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2629	$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2143	$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.6	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1311	$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11934	$9443

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$931
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$815
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$931
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1037
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$928
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$823
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1109
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1192
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1309
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$2014
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1923
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$775
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$707
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$465
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$556
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$861
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$906
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$489
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$664
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1168
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$523
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$492
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$581
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1107
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$565
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$680
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$893
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$545
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$487