Jacksonville vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jacksonville	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5181	$4092
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$1069
🏘️ Family rent	$2236	$1869
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3821	$2129
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	56	39
😀 Quality of life	87	76
🏙️ Population	950K	6.44K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 23% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 1439th and 2829th ($2224 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1197th and 3rd in the United States and Malta, respectively. Check the United States vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Jacksonville ranked 106th best city to live in the United States vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 343rd and 1410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Valletta

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	Jacksonville	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$4.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1441	$1157
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2481	$2066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1839	$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$85.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.4	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2629	$4792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2143	$4205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.6	$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$6.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$61.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1311	$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11934	$12962

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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 Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2130
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1857
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1715
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1749
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1688
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1739
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1342
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1101
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1224
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1279
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1101
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1318
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1308
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1235
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1185
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1077
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1373
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$513
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$586
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$457
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$389
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$495
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1452
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1268
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$316
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$606
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$364
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$394
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$367
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$456
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$620
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$537
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1245
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1342
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$372
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$388