Jerusalem vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Jerusalem Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2663
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6195
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$1533
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$2486
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$764
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4127
$1726
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
77
71
😀 Quality of life
86
79
🏙️ Population
936K
1.21M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 92% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 638th and 4339th ($2663 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Israel and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Israel vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Jerusalem ranked 1st best city to live in Israel vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 407th and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Jerusalem vs Sofia

Prices for goods and services in Jerusalem and Sofia are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Jerusalem Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.9
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$20.6
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.62
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1756
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3183
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1910
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$281
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.2
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18641
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9368
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.59
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.3
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.78
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.52
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.43
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.98
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.3
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.64
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.73
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.6
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.4
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.6
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$125
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$160
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1277
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30598
$12236

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1205
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$977
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$2336
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$1149
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1994
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2465
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$2201
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$2466
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$2487
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2587
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$2354
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$1070
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2541
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$2283
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$1020
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$2288
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2966
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2305
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2873
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$2430
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$2379
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$538
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$2347
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1933
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$2060
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1845

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