Brussels vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$1072
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$2566
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$411
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$690
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$190
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	96	56
😀 Quality of life	91	44
🏙️ Population	196K	43.9K

The cost of living in Brussels is 89% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 1913th and 5084th ($2028 vs $1072) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Belgium and the Palestine, respectively. Check Belgium vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Ramallah ranked 5th in the Palestine, while ranked 165th and 7218th 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	$25.6	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$52.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$93.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$1229
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$1006
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$83.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$3.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$8.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$9.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$4130

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818

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