Ramallah vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ramallah	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1072	$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$411	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$690	$1938
🍽️ Food expenses	$464	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.3	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$190	$2219
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	56	91
😀 Quality of life	44	89
🏙️ Population	43.9K	2.75M

The cost of living in Ramallah is 47% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5084th and 1942nd ($1072 vs $2020) 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 0.2 months in Ramallah compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Ramallah ranked 5th best city to live in the Palestine vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 7218th and 292nd 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	$13.8	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.1	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$5.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$418	$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.7	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.5	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1229	$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1006	$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.29	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.1	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.21	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.55	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.84	$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.22	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.42	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.28	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.1	$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4130	$10916

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Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$987
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1732
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1998
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2347
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$2142
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$915
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1947
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$807
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$837
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2303
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$2153
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$2064
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2937
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$2108
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$1021
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$548
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2247
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1850

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1153
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1747
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1680
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1479
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1413
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1376
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1345
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1586
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1392
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1404
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1101
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1145
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1128
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1381
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1462
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1307
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1264
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1215
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1340
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1463
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1166
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1191
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1429
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1271
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1291
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1365
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1084
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1438
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1605
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1412
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1299
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1217
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1325
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1689
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1323