Jacksonville vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jacksonville	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2192	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5144	$3968
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$1002
🏘️ Family rent	$2197	$1727
🍽️ Food expenses	$648	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3945	$1960
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	24
😀 Quality of life	87	80
🏙️ Population	950K	599K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 29% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 1499th and 3191st ($2192 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1231st and 19th 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 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.1 months in Malaga. Jacksonville ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Malaga ranked 25th in Spain, while ranked 325th and 690th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Jacksonville	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.1	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$3.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$1178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1004	$815
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2511	$2058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1805	$1443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$88.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$5104
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2047	$3819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.44	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$6.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.92	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$99.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1309	$709
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11918	$10558

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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 Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1608
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1556
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1574
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1317
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2004
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1495
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1098
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1022
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1670
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$988
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1350
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2272
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1304
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1368
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1193
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$1014
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1390
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1306
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1287
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1223
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1125
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1369
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1291
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1337
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1158
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1279
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$983
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$591
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1343
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$879
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1436
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1499
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1453
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1343
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1315
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$929
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$499