Kuala Lumpur vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kuala Lumpur	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$810	$996
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$2359
🏠 One person rent	$393	$434
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$758
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.8	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1392	$973
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	93	56
😀 Quality of life	77	51
🏙️ Population	1.98M	39K

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 19% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 6403rd and 5524th ($810 vs $996) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Malaysia and the Palestine, respectively. Check Malaysia vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1 months in Ramallah. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 811th and 6159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Ramallah

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	Kuala Lumpur	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.17	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$43.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$317
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.8	$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.59%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$1126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1427	$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$2.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$4.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$68.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.82	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8723	$4230

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$645
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$532
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$670
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$604
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$669
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$682
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$543
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$628
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$529
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$695
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$679
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$565
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$619
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$620
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3059
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$481
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$539
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$470
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$490
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$536
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$560
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$461
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$570
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$719

Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$905
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1556
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1891
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2123
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$1931
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$877
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1811
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$761
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$762
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2156
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1834
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$1931
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$1884
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2145
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$1902
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$813
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$552
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2138
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1511