Ramallah vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ramallah	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1122	$3322
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2575	$6846
🏠 One person rent	$456	$2058
🏘️ Family rent	$668	$3020
🍽️ Food expenses	$454	$916
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.9	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$217	$4546
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	57	52
😀 Quality of life	31	89
🏙️ Population	43.9K	139K

The cost of living in Ramallah is 66% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 4985th and 86th ($1122 vs $3322) 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 0.2 months in Ramallah compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Ramallah ranked 8th best city to live in Palestine vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 8803rd and 268th 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	$11.6	$28.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.6	$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$20.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$12.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$2151
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$1861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$762	$3373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$464	$2721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.2	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.4	$87.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1204	$7832
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1024	$6385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$5.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.8	$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$2.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$4.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.56	$6.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.93	$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$44.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$24.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$3.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.05	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.56	$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$5.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.67	$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.3	$95.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.95	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$46.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.4	$144
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$176
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$268	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$30361

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Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2483
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1821
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$2154
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2346
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$2260
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$978
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$2066
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$910
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$895
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2449
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$2031
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$2274
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$2172
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$3089
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$2207
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$1062
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$546
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2136
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2098
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1761

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$3219
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$3212
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2621
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2974
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$2066
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$2053
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1540
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1620
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1645
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1848
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1656
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1852
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1906
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1862
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2121
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1585
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1769
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1652
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1707
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1902
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1568
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1782
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1854
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1588
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1821
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1784
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2331
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1954
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1496
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1945
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1980
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2978
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$2179
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1490
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2363
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$2135
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1984
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2627
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2409