Budapest vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$996
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$2359
🏠 One person rent	$553	$434
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$758
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$973
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	92	56
😀 Quality of life	79	51
🏙️ Population	1.69M	39K

The cost of living in Budapest is 11% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 4777th and 5524th ($1109 vs $996) 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 618th and 6159th 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	$9.45	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$43.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$317
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$1126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$4.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$68.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$4230

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$901
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$790
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$939
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$843
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$924
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$827
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$794
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$855
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$823
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$987
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$666
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$786
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$922
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$784
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1039
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1237
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$802
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$747
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1080
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$892
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1181
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$676
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$750
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1275
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$766
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$848
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1039

Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$905
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1556
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1891
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2123
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$1930
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$877
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1811
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$761
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$762
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2156
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1834
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$1931
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$1884
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2145
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$1902
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$813
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$552
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2138
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1511