Bangkok vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$1205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$2730
🏠 One person rent	$434	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$478
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$97
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$115
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	89	57
😀 Quality of life	74	28
🏙️ Population	5.68M	43.9K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 17% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 5606th and 4742nd ($996 vs $1205) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Thailand and Palestine, respectively. Check Thailand vs Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.1 months in Ramallah. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Ramallah ranked 4th in Palestine, while ranked 2044th and 8857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Ramallah

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	Bangkok	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$6.93
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$1080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$3.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$2.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$4.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$35
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$310
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$4139

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610

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