Cairo vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$996
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$2359
🏠 One person rent	$154	$434
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$758
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$973
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	83	56
😀 Quality of life	58	51
🏙️ Population	9.61M	39K

The cost of living in Cairo is 58% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 8923rd and 5524th ($417 vs $996) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Egypt and the Palestine, respectively. Check Egypt vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1 months in Ramallah. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 5545th and 6159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Ramallah

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	Cairo	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$43.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$317
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$1126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$4.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$68.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$4230

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$318
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$335
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$300
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$307
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$288
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$325
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$319
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$301
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$272
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$268
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$298
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$276
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$316
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$339
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$290
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$640
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1684
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1742
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1732
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$381
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1471
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1686
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$809
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1837
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1716
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1884
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$360
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$813
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1811

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	$1931
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