Philadelphia vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Philadelphia	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2584	$1072
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5778	$2566
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$411
🏘️ Family rent	$2234	$690
🍽️ Food expenses	$732	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4329	$190
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	100	56
😀 Quality of life	93	44
🏙️ Population	1.6M	43.9K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 141% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 744th and 5084th ($2584 vs $1072) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 660th and 2nd in the United States and the Palestine, respectively. Check the United States vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Philadelphia compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. Philadelphia ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Ramallah ranked 5th in the Palestine, while ranked 95th and 7218th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Philadelphia	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.3	$52.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1597	$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2401	$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1807	$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$93.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.4	$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3243	$1229
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2372	$1006
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99	$83.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.24	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$3.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$8.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$9.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.6	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.6	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2021	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15283	$4130

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2603
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2578
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2603
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2476
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2568
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2594
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2358
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2620
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2610
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2737
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2267
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2676
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2671
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2355
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2741
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2533
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2121
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2608
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3102
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2524
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2797
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2846
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2883
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2770
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2880
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2278
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2948
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2239
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2737
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2886

Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$987
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1732
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1998
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2347
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$2142
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$915
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1947
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$807
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$837
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2303
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$2153
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$2064
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2937
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$2108
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$1021
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$548
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2247
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1850