Ramallah vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ramallah Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$376
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2170
$904
🏠 One person rent
$429
$144
🏘️ Family rent
$677
$241
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$125
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.7
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$937
$187
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
55
67
😀 Quality of life
51
31
🏙️ Population
39K
2.1M

The cost of living in Ramallah is 153% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 5974th and 9038th ($952 vs $376) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in the Palestine and Pakistan, respectively. Check the Palestine vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ramallah compared to 0.5 months in Rawalpindi. Ramallah ranked 1st best city to live in the Palestine vs Rawalpindi ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 6160th and 7946th 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
$8.34
$1.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$9.23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.88
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.4
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.73
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$117
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$520
$135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$68.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.2
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.2%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1208
$831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$903
$482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.5
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$5.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.07
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.62
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.8
$7.35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.14
$3.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.55
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.6
$12.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$194
$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3782
$1015

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$2115
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$1868
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$1866
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$730
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$1741
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$1836
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881
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$705
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$721
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$2020
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$2154
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
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$1751
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$2254
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$1872
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$1815
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$2085
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$1795
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$1917
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$1838
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$1771
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$847
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$1754
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$692
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$1775
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$2045
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$1758
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$1671

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$341
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$277
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$354
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$330
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$374
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$338
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$388
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$456
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$380
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$335
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$344
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$280
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$373
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$308
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$376
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$319
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$406
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$358
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$292
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$344
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$312
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$500
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$407
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$441
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$310
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$378
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$469
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$599
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$430
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$397
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