Madrid vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Madrid	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2015	$1072
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4668	$2566
🏠 One person rent	$1177	$411
🏘️ Family rent	$2051	$690
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2580	$190
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	98	56
😀 Quality of life	92	44
🏙️ Population	3.42M	43.9K

The cost of living in Madrid is 88% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 1962nd and 5084th ($2015 vs $1072) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Spain and the Palestine, respectively. Check Spain vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Ramallah ranked 5th in the Palestine, while ranked 142nd and 7218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Ramallah

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	Madrid	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.3	$52.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1341	$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$959	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2482	$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$93.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.1%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8353	$1229
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4881	$1006
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.1	$83.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$3.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$8.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$9.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.5	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$678	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12418	$4130

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1656
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1703
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1325
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1385
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1217
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1346
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1367
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1189
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$893
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1225
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1337
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1464
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1312
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1407
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1118
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1225
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1414
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1369
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1490
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1272
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1303
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1133
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1345
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1233
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1320
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$913
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1382
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1703

Cities near Ramallah

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
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$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