Jacksonville vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jacksonville	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$1727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5181	$3948
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$1025
🏘️ Family rent	$2236	$1729
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$478
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$98.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3821	$1786
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	24
😀 Quality of life	87	79
🏙️ Population	950K	599K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 29% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 1439th and 3160th ($2224 vs $1727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1197th and 20th in the United States and Spain, respectively. Check the United States vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 1 months in Malaga. Jacksonville ranked 106th best city to live in the United States vs Malaga ranked 28th in Spain, while ranked 343rd and 802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Malaga

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	Jacksonville	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1441	$1174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$845
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2481	$2042
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1839	$1448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$87.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.4	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2629	$5265
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2143	$4533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.6	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$6.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$95.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1311	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11934	$10911

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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 Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1614
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1551
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1537
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1336
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1935
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1500
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1129
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1003
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1625
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1016
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1360
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2270
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1385
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$1041
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1385
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1340
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1230
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1123
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1394
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1331
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1353
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1157
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1339
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1403
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$881
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1356
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1560
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1435
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1497
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1345
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1337
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$949
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$538