Ramallah vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ramallah Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1011
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2300
$799
🏠 One person rent
$474
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$836
$138
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
55
67
😀 Quality of life
53
35
🏙️ Population
39K
2.1M

The cost of living in Ramallah is 206% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 5228th and 9155th ($1011 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in the Palestine and Pakistan, respectively. Check the Palestine vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ramallah compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Ramallah ranked 1st best city to live in the Palestine vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 6114th and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ramallah Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.03
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.9
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.54
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$770
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$561
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.73%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.44
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.33
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.03
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.39
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.7
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$196
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3737
$1496

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$2068
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$1896
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$1900
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$849
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$1871
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$1701
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$1914
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$1912
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
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$760
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$2050
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$2010
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$737
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$2113
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$2212
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$1920
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$1776
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$2259
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$1718
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$1873
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$1826
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$2149
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$1871
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$1939
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$1850
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$1779
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$802
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$1825
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$679
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$1848
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$1962
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$1746
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$352
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$393
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$303
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$298
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$399
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$268
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$260
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$508
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$399
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$423
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$449
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