Houston vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$2575
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$668
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$217
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	100	57
😀 Quality of life	95	31
🏙️ Population	2.3M	43.9K

The cost of living in Houston is 102% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 1354th and 4985th ($2265 vs $1122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th and 2nd in the United States and Palestine, respectively. Check the United States vs Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Houston compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Ramallah ranked 8th in Palestine, while ranked 16th and 8803rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Ramallah

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	Houston	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$44.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$68.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$1204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$1024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$4.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$8.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$4.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$67.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$9.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$92.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$4719

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221

Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2483
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1821
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$2154
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2346
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$2260
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$978
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$2066
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$910
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$895
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2449
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$2031
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$2274
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$2172
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$3089
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$2207
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$1062
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$546
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2136
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2098
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1761