Ramallah vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ramallah	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1072	$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$3082
🏠 One person rent	$411	$629
🏘️ Family rent	$690	$1103
🍽️ Food expenses	$464	$406
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.3	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$190	$1061
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	56	70
😀 Quality of life	44	78
🏙️ Population	43.9K	1.4M

The cost of living in Ramallah is 14% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5084th and 4611th ($1072 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the Palestine and Bulgaria, respectively. Check the Palestine vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Ramallah compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Ramallah ranked 5th best city to live in the Palestine vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 7218th and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ramallah vs Sofia

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	Ramallah	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.1	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$2.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$418	$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.7	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.5	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1229	$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1006	$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.29	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.1	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.21	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.55	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.84	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.22	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.42	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.28	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.1	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4130	$9717

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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 Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$730
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$766
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$707
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$854
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$776
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$836
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$819
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$575
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$642
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$668
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$702
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$670
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$643
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$572
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$849
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$655
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$595
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1080
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$964
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$909
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$557
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$678
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$720
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$592
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$675
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$996
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$692
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1048
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$699
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1091
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1225
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$918
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$591
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1013
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$667
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$777