Ramallah vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ramallah	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1072	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$2195
🏠 One person rent	$411	$443
🏘️ Family rent	$690	$741
🍽️ Food expenses	$464	$342
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.3	$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$190	$746
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	56	47
😀 Quality of life	44	66
🏙️ Population	43.9K	276K

The cost of living in Ramallah is 15% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 5084th and 6050th ($1072 vs $932) 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 0.2 months in Ramallah compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Ramallah ranked 5th best city to live in the Palestine vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 7218th and 5081st 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	$13.8	$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.1	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$8.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$418	$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.7	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.5	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1229	$3478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1006	$2305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.29	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.1	$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$8.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.21	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.55	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.84	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.22	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.42	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.28	$6.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.1	$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4130	$3470

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Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$987
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1732
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1998
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2347
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$2142
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$915
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1947
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$807
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$837
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2303
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$2153
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$2064
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2937
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$2108
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$1021
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$548
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2247
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1850

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$618
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$760
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$707
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$669
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$734
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$883
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1164
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1610
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$920
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1539
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$970
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$858
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1261
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1623
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1107
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$967
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1515
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$617
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1047
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1503
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1195
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$685
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1111
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$1072
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1141
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1335
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$918
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1153
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1115
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$819
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1107
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$557
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$665
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$1033
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1322
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1113
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$655
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$965
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$832