Houston vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Houston	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2221	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5469	$2300
🏠 One person rent	$1319	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$2448	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$372
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4662	$836
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	100	55
😀 Quality of life	92	53
🏙️ Population	2.3M	39K

The cost of living in Houston is 120% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 1234th and 5228th ($2221 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1107th 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.8 months in Ramallah. Houston ranked 11th best city to live in the United States vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 86th and 6114th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$5.51
☕ Cappuccino	$5.34	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1372	$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1066	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3100	$770
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4081	$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3710	$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.31	$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$5.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.96	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$4.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$9.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1282	$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23011	$3737

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2118
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2132
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2126
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2107
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2123
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2125
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2055
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2023
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1801
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1919
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2080
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1988
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1694
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1829
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1925
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1879
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1778
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1975
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1915
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1445
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2590
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2095
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2066
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2150
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2146
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2093
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2146
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2190
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2071
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2175

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