Ramallah vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ramallah	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2359	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$434	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$758	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.5	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$973	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	56	92
😀 Quality of life	51	86
🏙️ Population	39K	2.75M

The cost of living in Ramallah is 42% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5524th and 2624th ($996 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in the Palestine and Italy, respectively. Check the Palestine vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ramallah compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Ramallah ranked 1st best city to live in the Palestine vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 6159th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ramallah vs Rome

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	Ramallah	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.47	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.6	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$776	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.9	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1126	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$922	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.6	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.08	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.8	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.36	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.5	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.9	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$190	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4230	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201