Nairobi vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$797
$1122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1994
$2575
🏠 One person rent
$296
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$208
$217
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
67
57
😀 Quality of life
58
31
🏙️ Population
5.55M
43.9K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 29% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 6763rd and 4985th ($797 vs $1122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kenya and Palestine, respectively. Check Kenya vs Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Ramallah ranked 8th in Palestine, while ranked 6139th and 8803rd 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
$5.4
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.2
$44.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.62
$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$6.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$351
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$68.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.08%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1677
$1204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$943
$1024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$4.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.32
$8.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$4.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$67.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.7
$9.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.9
$92.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9106
$4719

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$455
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$419
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$508
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$542
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$602
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$523
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$520
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$533
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$505
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$624
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$651
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$604
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$593
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$623
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$544
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$670
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$722
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$563
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$506
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$551
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$588
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$408
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$691
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$620
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$811
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$693
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$825
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$518
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$692
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$409
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$694
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$691
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$507
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$810

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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