Jacksonville vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jacksonville	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2364	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5468	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$2461	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3990	$1651
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	24
😀 Quality of life	87	78
🏙️ Population	950K	592K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 65% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 1022nd and 3759th ($2364 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 935th and 31st 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 1.2 months in Malaga. Jacksonville ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 293rd and 708th 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	$20.2	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.87	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1470	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2044	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3106	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2417	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.2	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.93	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.42	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.81	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1306	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11096	$9532

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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 Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449