Ramallah vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ramallah	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1205	$3205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$6762
🏠 One person rent	$499	$1954
🏘️ Family rent	$715	$2956
🍽️ Food expenses	$478	$904
🚐 Transport expenses	$97	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$115	$4423
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	57	53
😀 Quality of life	28	88
🏙️ Population	43.9K	139K

The cost of living in Ramallah is 62% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 4742nd and 119th ($1205 vs $3205) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Palestine and Iceland, respectively. Check Palestine vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ramallah compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Ramallah ranked 4th best city to live in Palestine vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 8857th and 258th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ramallah vs Reykjavik

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	Ramallah	Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$28.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.9	$97.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$20
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$13.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.9	$6.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$501	$2129
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$1743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$3328
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$2660
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.8	$52.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$80.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	8.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$7748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1080	$6175
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.07	$5.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.35	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.22	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$4.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$6.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$24.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.5	$44.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$5.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.04	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.69	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$5.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.98	$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.6	$90.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$19.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35	$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$47.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$146
👟 Brand Sneakers	$134	$178
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4139	$30029

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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

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$3092
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$3106
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2581
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2921
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$2017
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$2005
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1523
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1646
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1647
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1640
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1835
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1885
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1842
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2114
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1593
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1763
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1704
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1831
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1586
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1760
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2295
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1878
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1485
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1923
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$2021
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$3003
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$2264
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1456
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2508
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$2101
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1944
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2518
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2336