Philadelphia vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Philadelphia	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2597	$1205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5854	$2730
🏠 One person rent	$1508	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$2200	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$733	$478
🚐 Transport expenses	$194	$97
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4443	$115
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	100	57
😀 Quality of life	91	28
🏙️ Population	1.6M	43.9K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 115% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 741st and 4742nd ($2597 vs $1205) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 652nd 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia compared to 0.1 months in Ramallah. Philadelphia ranked 22nd best city to live in the United States vs Ramallah ranked 4th in Palestine, while ranked 118th and 8857th 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	$22	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$6.93
☕ Cappuccino	$5.23	$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1607	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2381	$810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1784	$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.27%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4124	$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1892	$1080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$3.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.7	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$2.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.41	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$4.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.7	$35
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.4	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2213	$310
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20275	$4139

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2624
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2614
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2395
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2626
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2543
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2622
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2498
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2543
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2581
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2567
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2579
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2359
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2623
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2636
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2849
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2458
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2314
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2623
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2525
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2331
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2685
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2635
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2222
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2662
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3031
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2636
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2820
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2825
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2754
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2795
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2842
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2313
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2333
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2897
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2221
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2656
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2737

Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2663
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1994
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$2336
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2465
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$2466
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$1070
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$2201
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$977
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2541
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$2283
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$2379
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$2354
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2873
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$2347
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$1149
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$538
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2175
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2214
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1845