Kathmandu vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$1122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$2575
🏠 One person rent
$122
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$217
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
29
57
😀 Quality of life
51
31
🏙️ Population
846K
43.9K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 63% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 8958th and 4985th ($412 vs $1122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Nepal and Palestine, respectively. Check Nepal vs Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Ramallah ranked 8th in Palestine, while ranked 6657th and 8803rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Ramallah

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Kathmandu Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$44.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$6.05
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$68.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$1204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$1024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$4.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$8.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$4.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$67.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$9.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$92.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$4719

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$285
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$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
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$281
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$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$2483
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$1010
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1821
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$2154
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2346
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$2260
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$978
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$2066
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$910
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$895
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2449
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$2031
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$2274
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$2172
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$3089
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$2147
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$2432
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$2207
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$2105
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$1062
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$546
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2145
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$2136
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1761