Houston vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Houston	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2261	$1205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5455	$2730
🏠 One person rent	$1267	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$2011	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$478
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$97
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4659	$115
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	100	57
😀 Quality of life	96	28
🏙️ Population	2.3M	43.9K

The cost of living in Houston is 88% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 1367th and 4742nd ($2261 vs $1205) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.1 months in Ramallah. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Ramallah ranked 4th in Palestine, while ranked 14th and 8857th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$6.93
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1416	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2519	$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1831	$1080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$3.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$2.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$4.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$35
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1987	$310
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22291	$4139

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123

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