Kathmandu vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$1205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$2730
🏠 One person rent
$134
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$715
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$478
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$97
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$115
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
29
57
😀 Quality of life
47
28
🏙️ Population
846K
43.9K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 65% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 8916th and 4742nd ($424 vs $1205) 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 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.1 months in Ramallah. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Ramallah ranked 4th in Palestine, while ranked 6934th and 8857th 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
$1.97
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$6.93
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$1080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$3.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$2.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$4.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$35
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$310
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$4139

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$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
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$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$2663
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$1077
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1994
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$2336
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2465
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$2466
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$1070
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$2201
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$2487
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2587
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$1020
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$977
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2541
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$2283
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2966
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$2379
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$2354
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2873
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$2288
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$2430
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$2347
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$2283
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$1149
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$538
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2305
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$2175
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1845