Jacksonville vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jacksonville	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2364	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5468	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$2461	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3990	$1394
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	56	70
😀 Quality of life	87	78
🏙️ Population	950K	1.4M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 128% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1022nd and 5261st ($2364 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 935th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Jacksonville ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 293rd and 723rd 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	$20.2	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.87	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1470	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2044	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3106	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2417	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.2	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.93	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.42	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.81	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1306	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11096	$6749

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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 Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$682
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$687
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$866
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$734
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$711
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$561
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$588
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$605
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$616
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$612
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$598
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$545
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$772
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$595
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$556
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$988
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$891
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$848
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$463
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$619
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$682
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$537
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$623
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$930
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$629
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$948
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$807
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$631
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$899
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$635
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$633