Jacksonville vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jacksonville	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5057	$2371
🏠 One person rent	$1352	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$2185	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$604	$342
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4093	$1259
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	56	69
😀 Quality of life	87	76
🏙️ Population	950K	1.38M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 136% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1168th and 5668th ($2246 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1050th and 1st in the United States and Bulgaria, respectively. Check the United States vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Jacksonville ranked 52nd best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 223rd and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Sofia

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	Jacksonville	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1387	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1137	$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2366	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1863	$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.7	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4765	$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2418	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.03	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.3	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.32	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.7	$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.41	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.8	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1419	$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6608	$7940

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2176
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2167
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2156
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2129
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2201
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1890
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2281
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2183
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1917
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2128
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2350
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2281
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2575
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2357
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2268
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2448
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$2136
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2059
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2231
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2343
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2380
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2373
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2425
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2409
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2342
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2475
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2390
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2348
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2266
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2294
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2634
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2090
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2187
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2243
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2563
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2643
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$1860
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2073
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2127
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1884

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$598
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$865
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$533
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$852
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$660
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$719
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$712
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$702
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$602
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$563
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$661
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$626
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$581
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$495
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$531
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$760
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$691
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$576
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1027
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$977
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$813
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$641
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$654
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$664
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$697
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$570
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$534
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$610
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$827
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$681
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1027
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$713
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1057
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1177
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$704
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$733
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$616
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1001
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$692
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$619