Beirut vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$1072
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$2566
🏠 One person rent
$549
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$690
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$190
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
75
56
😀 Quality of life
63
44
🏙️ Population
2.42M
43.9K

The cost of living in Beirut is 18% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 4577th and 5084th ($1261 vs $1072) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Lebanon and the Palestine, respectively. Check Lebanon vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Ramallah ranked 5th in the Palestine, while ranked 5475th and 7218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$52.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$6.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$93.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$1229
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$1006
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$83.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$3.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$8.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$9.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$4130

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108

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