Jerusalem vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$1394
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	78	70
😀 Quality of life	85	78
🏙️ Population	936K	1.4M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 104% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1551st and 5261st ($2114 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Israel and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Israel vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 374th and 723rd 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	$22.2	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$6749

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1930
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

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