Chicago vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$2300
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$836
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
100
55
😀 Quality of life
96
53
🏙️ Population
2.75M
39K

The cost of living in Chicago is 159% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 505th and 5228th ($2613 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 2nd in the United States and the Palestine, respectively. Check the United States vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chicago compared to 0.8 months in Ramallah. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 16th and 6114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$5.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$770
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$5.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$4.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$9.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$3737

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

Cities near Ramallah

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$1948
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$964
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1583
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$1752
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2068
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$1900
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$849
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$1701
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$760
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$737
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2113
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$1776
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$1873
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$1826
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2149
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$1871
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$1939
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$1850
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$802
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$679
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1848
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$1962
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1499