Melbourne vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Melbourne	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2496	$1122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6197	$2575
🏠 One person rent	$1388	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$2468	$668
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$346	$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4328	$217
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	100	57
😀 Quality of life	100	31
🏙️ Population	5.35M	43.9K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 122% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 893rd and 4985th ($2496 vs $1122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Australia and Palestine, respectively. Check Australia vs Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Ramallah ranked 8th in Palestine, while ranked 1st and 8803rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Ramallah

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	Melbourne	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$44.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1549	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1138	$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$68.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$1204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6465	$1024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.92	$4.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.8	$8.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.9	$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.3	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$4.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$67.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$9.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$92.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2232	$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26129	$4719

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172

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