Male vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Male	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1311	$1122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$2575
🏠 One person rent	$805	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$668
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.3	$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$866	$217
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	8	57
😀 Quality of life	64	31
🏙️ Population	133K	43.9K

The cost of living in Male is 17% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 4552nd and 4985th ($1311 vs $1122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Maldives and Palestine, respectively. Check Maldives vs Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Ramallah ranked 8th in Palestine, while ranked 5347th and 8803rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Ramallah

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	Male	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.02	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$44.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.65	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.66	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.52	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$810	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$620	$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1472	$762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1144	$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$68.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.3	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.01%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2247	$1204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1903	$1024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.2	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$4.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.49	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.8	$8.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.34	$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.77	$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$4.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.3	$67.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.78	$9.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.3	$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$41	$92.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$193	$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3300	$4719

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1379
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$348
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$303
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$251
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$269
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$299
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$387
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$350
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$293
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$609
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$676
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$349
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$487
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$414
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$271
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$348
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$316
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$299
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$331
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$447
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$320
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$554
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$344
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$285
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$285
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$349
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$297
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$389
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$544
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$273
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$523
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$332
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$335
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327

Cities near Ramallah

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
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$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