Chicago vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$2170
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$677
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$62.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$937
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
100
55
😀 Quality of life
96
51
🏙️ Population
2.75M
39K

The cost of living in Chicago is 180% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 483rd and 5974th ($2667 vs $952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th 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 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1 months in Ramallah. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 20th and 6160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$5.4
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$34.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$1208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$7.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$3.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$61.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$8.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$3782

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

Cities near Ramallah

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$2037
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$934
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1536
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$1768
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2115
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$1866
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$730
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$1741
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$705
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$721
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2020
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$1751
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2254
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$1872
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$1815
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2085
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$1795
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$1917
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$1838
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$847
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$692
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1775
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$2045
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1671