Jerusalem vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$2170
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$429
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$677
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$62.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$937
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	77	55
😀 Quality of life	84	51
🏙️ Population	936K	39K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 114% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 1770th and 5974th ($2037 vs $952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Israel and the Palestine, respectively. Check Israel vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1 months in Ramallah. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 358th and 6160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Ramallah

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	Jerusalem	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$5.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$34.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$1208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$7.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$3.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$61.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$8.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$3782

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671

Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2037
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$934
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1536
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1768
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2115
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$1866
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$730
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1741
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$705
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$721
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2020
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1751
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$1872
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$1815
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2085
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$1838
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$847
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$692
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2045
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1758
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1671