Jacksonville vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jacksonville	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5199	$3082
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$629
🏘️ Family rent	$2330	$1103
🍽️ Food expenses	$621	$406
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3953	$1061
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	56	70
😀 Quality of life	89	78
🏙️ Population	950K	1.4M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 79% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1415th and 4611th ($2222 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1218th 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 0.9 months in Sofia. Jacksonville ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 278th and 1070th 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	$20.1	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.01	$2.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2539	$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1973	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3110	$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2396	$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.57	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.69	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.93	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1315	$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11123	$9717

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2192
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2104
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2107
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2161
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2335
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2099
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2190
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1919
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2160
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2282
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2247
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2358
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2294
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2335
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1482
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2152
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2255
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2304
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2336
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2351
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2320
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2378
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2357
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2317
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2433
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2473
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2220
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2057
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2290
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2664
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2579
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1806

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$730
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$766
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$707
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$854
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$776
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$836
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$819
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$575
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$642
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$668
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$702
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$670
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$643
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$572
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$849
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$655
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$595
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1080
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$964
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$909
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$557
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$678
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$720
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$592
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$675
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$996
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$692
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1048
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$699
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1091
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1225
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$918
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$591
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1013
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$667
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$777