Jacksonville vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jacksonville	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2192	$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5144	$3422
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$707
🏘️ Family rent	$2197	$1232
🍽️ Food expenses	$648	$458
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3945	$1726
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	56	71
😀 Quality of life	87	79
🏙️ Population	950K	1.21M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 58% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1499th and 4339th ($2192 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1231st 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 1.2 months in Sofia. Jacksonville ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 325th and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Jacksonville	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.1	$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$3.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1004	$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2511	$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1805	$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2047	$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.44	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.92	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1309	$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11918	$12236

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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 Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$731
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$749
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$709
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$859
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$775
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$705
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$900
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$830
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$620
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$675
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$673
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$732
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$702
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$662
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$587
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$880
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$718
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$610
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1107
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$988
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$953
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$733
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$762
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$581
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$692
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$770
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$591
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$653
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$1045
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$708
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1053
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$709
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1125
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1285
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$832
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$932
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$610
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1020
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$663
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$800