Chicago vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chicago	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2678	$996
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6655	$2359
🏠 One person rent	$1596	$434
🏘️ Family rent	$2946	$758
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$200	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4876	$973
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	100	56
😀 Quality of life	95	51
🏙️ Population	2.75M	39K

The cost of living in Chicago is 169% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 529th and 5524th ($2678 vs $996) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd 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 23rd and 6159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Ramallah

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	Chicago	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.6	$43.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1841	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1327	$317
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3729	$776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2474	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3391	$1126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.68	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$2.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$4.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$68.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.8	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2114	$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24502	$4230

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2510
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2426
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2444
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2194
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2256
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2401
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2384
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2314
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2389
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2264
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2377
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2392
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2363
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2509
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2359
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2360
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1938
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2362
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2363
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2344
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2396
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1948
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2350
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2378
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2446
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2369
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2506
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2342
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2367
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2342
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1954
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2351
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2371

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