Ramallah vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ramallah	Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1072	$416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$962
🏠 One person rent	$411	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$690	$264
🍽️ Food expenses	$464	$160
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.3	$42.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$190	$156
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	56	68
😀 Quality of life	44	50
🏙️ Population	43.9K	2.1M

The cost of living in Ramallah is 158% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 5084th and 8945th ($1072 vs $416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in the Palestine and Pakistan, respectively. Check the Palestine vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Ramallah compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Ramallah ranked 5th best city to live in the Palestine vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 7218th and 6592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ramallah vs Rawalpindi

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	Ramallah	Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.1	$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$418	$138
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$63.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$114
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.7	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.5	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	21.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1229	$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1006	$464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.29	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.1	$9.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.21	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$4.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.55	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.84	$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.22	$1.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.42	$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$8.86
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.28	$3.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.1	$12.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$43.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4130	$764

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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

Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Islamabad	$443
40 km or 25 mi	Wah	$344
82 km or 51 mi	Mirpur	$277
116 km or 72 mi	Mardan	$354
120 km or 75 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
135 km or 84 mi	Baramulla	$265
146 km or 90 mi	Mingora	$351
148 km or 92 mi	Gujrat	$320
151 km or 94 mi	Kohat	$364
152 km or 94 mi	Peshawar	$334
170 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$340
173 km or 107 mi	Sargodha	$376
180 km or 112 mi	Hafizabad	$363
183 km or 114 mi	Sialkot	$311
192 km or 119 mi	Jammu	$284
192 km or 119 mi	Gujranwala	$302
210 km or 130 mi	Chiniot	$372
211 km or 131 mi	Kamoke	$316
228 km or 142 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
243 km or 151 mi	Faisalabad	$333
257 km or 160 mi	Lahore	$427
258 km or 160 mi	Jalalabad	$354
269 km or 167 mi	Jhang	$294
275 km or 171 mi	Gojra	$351
276 km or 172 mi	Sahiwal	$303
277 km or 172 mi	Amritsar	$380
283 km or 176 mi	Pathankot	$350
294 km or 183 mi	Khost	$393
312 km or 194 mi	Okara	$291
346 km or 215 mi	Jalandhar	$337
355 km or 221 mi	Gardez	$401
374 km or 232 mi	Kabul	$458
382 km or 238 mi	Khanewal	$362
385 km or 239 mi	Burewala	$347
397 km or 247 mi	Ludhiana	$421
409 km or 254 mi	Multan	$403
430 km or 267 mi	Ghazni	$396
457 km or 284 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
474 km or 294 mi	Chandigarh	$373
475 km or 295 mi	Shimla	$270