Los Angeles vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$1205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$2730
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$478
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$97
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$115
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	99	57
😀 Quality of life	93	28
🏙️ Population	3.9M	43.9K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 184% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 62nd and 4742nd ($3420 vs $1205) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 2nd in the United States and Palestine, respectively. Check the United States vs Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.1 months in Ramallah. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Ramallah ranked 4th in Palestine, while ranked 50th and 8857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Ramallah

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	Los Angeles	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$6.93
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$1080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$3.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$4.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$35
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$310
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$4139

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Ramallah

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
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$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