Johannesburg vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1079
$952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$2170
🏠 One person rent
$487
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$837
$677
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$62.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1695
$937
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
72
55
😀 Quality of life
58
51
🏙️ Population
4.43M
39K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 13% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 5069th and 5974th ($1079 vs $952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in South Africa and the Palestine, respectively. Check South Africa vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 1 months in Ramallah. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 5446th and 6160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.5
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$5.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.3
$34.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1096
$1208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$753
$903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.89
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.8
$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.14
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$7.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$3.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$61.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.67
$8.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5865
$3782

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$997
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$874
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$971
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$822
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$696
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$838
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$909
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$717
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$848
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$943
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$717
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$819
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$841
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$689
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$788
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$774
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$809
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$692
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$718
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$690
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$623
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$791
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$654
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$459
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$627
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$696
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$581
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$554
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$859
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$1003
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$600
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1116
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$834
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$585
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$1045

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