Jerusalem vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2483
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5802
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$1417
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$2357
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$720
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$1229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
77
71
😀 Quality of life
86
78
🏙️ Population
936K
1.21M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 87% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 911th and 4516th ($2483 vs $1329) 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 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 410th and 995th 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
$25.6
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.3
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$19.1
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.2
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$5.04
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1637
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1119
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2975
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.9
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16323
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9037
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.26
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.4
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.97
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.82
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.65
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$152
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1104
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27069
$11223

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1122
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$895
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$2154
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$1062
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1821
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2346
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$2066
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$2260
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$2172
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$978
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2449
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$2031
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$910
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$2147
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2145
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$3089
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$2432
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$2274
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$546
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$2207
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1946
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1962
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1761

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784