Essen vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$1072
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$2566
🏠 One person rent
$666
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$690
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$190
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
95
56
😀 Quality of life
96
44
🏙️ Population
587K
43.9K

The cost of living in Essen is 41% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 3903rd and 5084th ($1516 vs $1072) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 2nd in Germany and the Palestine, respectively. Check Germany vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Ramallah ranked 5th in the Palestine, while ranked 24th and 7218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$52.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$6.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$93.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$1229
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$1006
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$83.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$3.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$8.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$9.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$4130

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

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