Kathmandu vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$1072
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1087
$2566
🏠 One person rent
$127
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$214
$690
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.9
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$190
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
28
56
😀 Quality of life
51
44
🏙️ Population
846K
43.9K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 60% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 8921st and 5084th ($427 vs $1072) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Nepal and the Palestine, respectively. Check Nepal vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Ramallah ranked 5th in the Palestine, while ranked 6559th and 7218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.76
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$52.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.36
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$6.05
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.8
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19
$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.6
$93.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.19
$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.29%
5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1810
$1229
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1154
$1006
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$83.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$3.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$8.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.48
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.2
$9.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.68
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.2
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.8
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3066
$4130

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$293
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$328
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348

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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
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$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