Dhaka vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dhaka	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$1205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1155	$2730
🏠 One person rent	$150	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$256	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$478
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.9	$97
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$115
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	76	57
😀 Quality of life	58	28
🏙️ Population	16.8M	43.9K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 60% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 8770th and 4742nd ($478 vs $1205) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Bangladesh and Palestine, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dhaka compared to 0.1 months in Ramallah. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Ramallah ranked 4th in Palestine, while ranked 6105th and 8857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Ramallah

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	Dhaka	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$6.93
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$101	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$181	$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.58%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1249	$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$700	$1080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$3.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.35	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$2.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$4.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$35
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.12	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$17	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.5	$310
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2391	$4139

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$357
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$342
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$321
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$278
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$287
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$326
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$289
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$285
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$288
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$319
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$311
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$327
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$314
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$288
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$435
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$321
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$326
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$313
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$319
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$321
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$362
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$336
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$328
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$296

Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2663
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1994
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$2336
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2465
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$2466
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$1070
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$2201
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$977
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2541
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$2283
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$2379
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$2354
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2873
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$2347
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$1149
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$538
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2175
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2214
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1845