Calgary vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$1122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$2575
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$668
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$217
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	53	57
😀 Quality of life	90	31
🏙️ Population	1.31M	43.9K

The cost of living in Calgary is 89% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 1716th and 4985th ($2118 vs $1122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 2nd in Canada and Palestine, respectively. Check Canada vs Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Ramallah ranked 8th in Palestine, while ranked 209th and 8803rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Ramallah

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	Calgary	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$44.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$68.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$1204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$1024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$4.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$8.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$4.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$67.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$9.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$92.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$4719

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934

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