Nairobi vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1766
$2300
🏠 One person rent
$239
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$836
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
67
55
😀 Quality of life
59
53
🏙️ Population
5.55M
39K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 36% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 7242nd and 5228th ($646 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kenya and the Palestine, respectively. Check Kenya vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Nairobi compared to 0.8 months in Ramallah. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 5517th and 6114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Ramallah

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Nairobi Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.87
$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$5.51
 Cappuccino
$2.08
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$770
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1086
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$641
$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$16.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$5.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$4.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$9.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6839
$3737

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$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747

Cities near Ramallah

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$1948
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$964
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1583
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$1752
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2068
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$1900
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$849
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$1701
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$760
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$737
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2113
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$1776
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$1873
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$1826
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2149
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$1871
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$1939
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$1850
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$802
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$679
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1848
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$1962
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1499