Ramallah vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ramallah	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$952	$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2170	$1934
🏠 One person rent	$429	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$677	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.7	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$937	$924
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	55	46
😀 Quality of life	51	59
🏙️ Population	39K	276K

The cost of living in Ramallah is 17% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 5974th and 6379th ($952 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the Palestine and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check the Palestine vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ramallah compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Ramallah ranked 1st best city to live in the Palestine vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 6160th and 5391st 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	$8.34	$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.88	$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$322	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$676	$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$520	$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.2	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.2%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1208	$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$903	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.61	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.18	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.17	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.07	$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.2	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.62	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.88	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.8	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.14	$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.6	$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.1	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$194	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3782	$3144

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Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2037
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$934
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1536
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1768
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2115
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$1866
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$730
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1741
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$705
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$721
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2020
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1751
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$1872
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$1815
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2085
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$1838
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$847
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$692
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2045
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1758
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1671

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$593
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$705
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$695
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$641
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$707
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$658
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1076
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1251
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$802
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1161
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$808
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$697
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1146
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1302
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1046
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$895
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1240
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$566
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1035
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1282
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1191
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$663
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$692
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1053
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$890
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1040
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1204
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$737
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1100
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1059
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$852
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1045
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$521
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$618
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$851
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1265
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$999
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$661
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$761
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$797