Ramallah vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ramallah	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1122	$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2575	$6349
🏠 One person rent	$456	$1608
🏘️ Family rent	$668	$2828
🍽️ Food expenses	$454	$656
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.9	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$217	$4180
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	57	94
😀 Quality of life	31	95
🏙️ Population	43.9K	664K

The cost of living in Ramallah is 57% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4985th and 676th ($1122 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Palestine and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Palestine vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Ramallah compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Ramallah ranked 8th best city to live in Palestine vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 8803rd and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ramallah vs Rotterdam

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	Ramallah	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.6	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$762	$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$464	$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.2	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.4	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1204	$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1024	$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.8	$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.56	$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.93	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.05	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.56	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.67	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.3	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.95	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.4	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$268	$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$13439

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2389
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2701
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2348
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2669
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2822
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2457
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2340
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2636
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2471
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2440
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2223
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1730
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2132
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1857
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2360
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1849
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1848
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2409
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1734
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2231
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1523
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727