Ramallah vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ramallah	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1011	$2723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2300	$5671
🏠 One person rent	$474	$1643
🏘️ Family rent	$770	$2600
🍽️ Food expenses	$372	$800
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.4	$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$836	$3682
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	55	53
😀 Quality of life	53	89
🏙️ Population	39K	140K

The cost of living in Ramallah is 63% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 5228th and 344th ($1011 vs $2723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the Palestine and Iceland, respectively. Check the Palestine vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ramallah compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Ramallah ranked 1st best city to live in the Palestine vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 6114th and 152nd 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	$9.03	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.9	$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.54	$16.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$10.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$432	$1659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$1492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$770	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$2395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.2	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	8.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1116	$6252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$876	$4951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.65	$6.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$19.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.44	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.33	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$4.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.03	$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.39	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$83
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$37.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.7	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$142
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$196	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3737	$6072

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Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$1948
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$964
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1583
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1752
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2068
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$1900
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$849
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1701
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$760
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$737
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2113
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1776
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$1873
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$1826
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2149
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$1850
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$802
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$679
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1848
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$1962
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1746
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1499

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$2304
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$2460
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2023
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2011
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$1952
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$1629
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1554
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1662
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1524
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1681
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1537
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1659
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1734
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1670
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$1884
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1527
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1642
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1803
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1514
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1748
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1399
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1693
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1731
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1520
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1800
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1651
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2043
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1666
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1741
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1305
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1643
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1539
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2244
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$1869
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1723
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2175
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$1928
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1632
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2391
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$1991