Ramallah vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ramallah	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2359	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$434	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$758	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.5	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$973	$1303
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	61
😀 Quality of life	51	79
🏙️ Population	39K	605K

The cost of living in Ramallah is 10% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5524th and 4764th ($996 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in the Palestine and Latvia, respectively. Check the Palestine vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ramallah compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Ramallah ranked 1st best city to live in the Palestine vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6159th and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ramallah vs Riga

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	Ramallah	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.47	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.6	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$776	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.9	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1126	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$922	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.6	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.08	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.8	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.36	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.5	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.9	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$190	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4230	$13840

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Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$905
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1556
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1891
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2123
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$1930
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$877
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1811
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$761
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$762
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2156
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1834
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$1931
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$1884
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2145
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$1902
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$813
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$552
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2138
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220