Essen vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$2300
🏠 One person rent
$759
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$836
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
95
55
😀 Quality of life
95
53
🏙️ Population
579K
39K

The cost of living in Essen is 50% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 3358th and 5228th ($1519 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th 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 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.8 months in Ramallah. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 32nd and 6114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$5.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$770
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$4.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$9.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$3737

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

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