Jerusalem vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jerusalem	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1948	$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4581	$2371
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$1998	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$342
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2599	$1259
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	77	69
😀 Quality of life	85	76
🏙️ Population	936K	1.38M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 105% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1907th and 5668th ($1948 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Israel and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Israel vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Jerusalem ranked 3rd best city to live in Israel vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 276th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Sofia

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	Jerusalem	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.3	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.88	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1338	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$906	$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2415	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1678	$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.6	$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.13%	3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13221	$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9303	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.54	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.6	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.5	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10218	$7940

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$964
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1011
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$737
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1752
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$802
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1583
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2068
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1701
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1900
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1826
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$849
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2113
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$760
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1848
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2149
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1873
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$679
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1850
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1678
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1687
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1499

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