New York City vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New York City	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4207	$1122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9179	$2575
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$4382	$668
🍽️ Food expenses	$875	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$373	$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5229	$217
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	100	57
😀 Quality of life	95	31
🏙️ Population	8.8M	43.9K

The cost of living in New York City is 275% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 4th and 4985th ($4207 vs $1122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in the United States and Palestine, respectively. Check the United States vs Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New York City compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Ramallah ranked 8th in Palestine, while ranked 18th and 8803rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Ramallah

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	New York City	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$44.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3712	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2223	$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5056	$762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3881	$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$68.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17512	$1204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9335	$1024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.55	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.96	$4.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.7	$8.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.99	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$4.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$67.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.2	$9.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.7	$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$92.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2132	$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21999	$4719

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188

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