Ramallah vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ramallah	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1205	$949
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$2222
🏠 One person rent	$499	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$715	$767
🍽️ Food expenses	$478	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$97	$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$115	$786
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	57	47
😀 Quality of life	28	67
🏙️ Population	43.9K	276K

The cost of living in Ramallah is 27% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 4742nd and 5940th ($1205 vs $949) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Palestine and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Palestine vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ramallah compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Ramallah ranked 4th best city to live in Palestine vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 8857th and 4806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ramallah vs Sarajevo

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	Ramallah	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$8.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.9	$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.9	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$501	$389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$700
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.8	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$3220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1080	$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.07	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$9.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.35	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.22	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.5	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.04	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.69	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.98	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.6	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$88.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$134	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4139	$3670

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Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2663
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1994
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$2336
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2465
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$2466
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$1070
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$2201
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$977
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2541
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$2283
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$2379
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$2354
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2873
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$2347
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$1149
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$538
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2175
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2214
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1845

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$594
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$758
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$710
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$667
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$727
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$841
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1119
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1732
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$972
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1661
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$971
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$826
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1265
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1602
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1093
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$930
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1520
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$586
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1053
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1511
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1207
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$733
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$832
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1092
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$1169
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1168
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1349
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$932
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1209
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1078
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$849
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1047
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$581
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$661
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$1189
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1533
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1144
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$718
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$1067
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$848