Chennai vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chennai	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$437	$1072
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1065	$2566
🏠 One person rent	$159	$411
🏘️ Family rent	$272	$690
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$321	$190
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	78	56
😀 Quality of life	65	44
🏙️ Population	6.6M	43.9K

The cost of living in Chennai is 59% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 8898th and 5084th ($437 vs $1072) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 2nd in India and the Palestine, respectively. Check India vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Ramallah ranked 5th in the Palestine, while ranked 5272nd and 7218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Ramallah

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	Chennai	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.25	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.1	$52.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.91	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$108	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$194	$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$93.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.96	$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1914	$1229
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$746	$1006
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$83.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.87	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$3.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$8.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.8	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.79	$9.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.4	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$70.8	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1729	$4130

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$327
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$235
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$291
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$535
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$300
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$327
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$368
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$295
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$524
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$304
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$341
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$347
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$345
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$286
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$290
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$277
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$347
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$339
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$345
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$310
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$346
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$298
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$347
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$326
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$383
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$265
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$266
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$295
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$286

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