Brussels vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$2575
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$668
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$217
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	96	57
😀 Quality of life	92	31
🏙️ Population	196K	43.9K

The cost of living in Brussels is 84% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 1872nd and 4985th ($2065 vs $1122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Belgium and Palestine, respectively. Check Belgium vs Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Ramallah ranked 8th in Palestine, while ranked 99th and 8803rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Ramallah

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	Brussels	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.7	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$44.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$68.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$1204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$1024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$4.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$8.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$4.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$67.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$9.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$92.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$4719

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1894
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1886
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1910
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1838
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1877
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1851
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1834
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1785
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1864
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1809
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1890
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1920
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1702
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1796
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1692
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1734
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1763
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1766
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1734
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1887
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1849
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1742
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1857

Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2483
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1821
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$2154
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2346
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$2260
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$978
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$2066
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$910
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$895
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2449
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$2031
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$2274
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$2172
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$3089
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$2207
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$1062
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$546
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2136
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2098
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1761