Philadelphia vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Philadelphia	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2597	$996
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6395	$2359
🏠 One person rent	$1516	$434
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$758
🍽️ Food expenses	$737	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4131	$973
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	99	56
😀 Quality of life	90	51
🏙️ Population	1.6M	39K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 161% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 664th and 5524th ($2597 vs $996) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 610th 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 1.6 months in Philadelphia compared to 1 months in Ramallah. Philadelphia ranked 28th best city to live in the United States vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 138th and 6159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Ramallah

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	Philadelphia	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.2	$43.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$317
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3231	$776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.2	$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3404	$1126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2379	$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.25	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.63	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$2.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.89	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$4.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$68.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.6	$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2066	$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19774	$4230

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693

Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$905
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1556
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1891
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2123
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$1930
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$877
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1811
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$761
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$762
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2156
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1834
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$1931
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$1884
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2145
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$1902
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$813
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$552
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2138
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1511