Istanbul vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Istanbul	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1288	$1072
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$2566
🏠 One person rent	$675	$411
🏘️ Family rent	$1155	$690
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$958	$190
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	95	56
😀 Quality of life	78	44
🏙️ Population	15.7M	43.9K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 20% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 4522nd and 5084th ($1288 vs $1072) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Turkey and the Palestine, respectively. Check Turkey vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Ramallah ranked 5th in the Palestine, while ranked 1015th and 7218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Ramallah

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	Istanbul	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.2	$52.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.98	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$864	$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1568	$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$944	$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.8	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.6	$93.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	46.24%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2833	$1229
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1376	$1006
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.6	$83.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.22	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.17	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$3.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$8.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.85	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.41	$9.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.3	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1043	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18637	$4130

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$679
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$659
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$819
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$835
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$985
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$725
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$915
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$852
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$679
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$724
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$787
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$562
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$547
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$686
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$837
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$691
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$574
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$704
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$695
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$777
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$821
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$612
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$848
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1151
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$655
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$732
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$697
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1039
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$618
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$699
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$591
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$725
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$745
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$760
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1067
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1013

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