Budapest vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$2170
🏠 One person rent	$589	$429
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$677
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$62.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$937
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	92	55
😀 Quality of life	80	51
🏙️ Population	1.69M	39K

The cost of living in Budapest is 24% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 4643rd and 5974th ($1185 vs $952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Hungary and the Palestine, respectively. Check Hungary vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1 months in Ramallah. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 551st and 6160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Ramallah

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	Budapest	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$5.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$34.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$1208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$7.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$3.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$61.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$8.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$3782

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$960
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$849
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$992
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$876
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$910
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$805
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$770
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$849
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1067
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$953
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$879
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$712
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$883
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1166
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$788
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$864
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1062
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1574
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$879
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$780
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1103
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$952
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1197
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$784
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$761
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$837
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$745
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1307
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$797
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$860
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$851
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1150
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1090

Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2037
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$934
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1536
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1768
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2115
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$1866
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$730
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1741
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$705
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$721
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2020
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1751
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$1872
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$1815
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2085
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$1838
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$847
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$692
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2045
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1758
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1671