Ramallah vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ramallah	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$952	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2170	$4999
🏠 One person rent	$429	$1371
🏘️ Family rent	$677	$2182
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.7	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$937	$3835
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	55	94
😀 Quality of life	51	94
🏙️ Population	39K	664K

The cost of living in Ramallah is 57% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 5974th and 1336th ($952 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in the Palestine and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the Palestine vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ramallah compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Ramallah ranked 1st best city to live in the Palestine vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6160th and 51st 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	$8.34	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.88	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$6.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$322	$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$676	$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$520	$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.2	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.2%	3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1208	$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$903	$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.61	$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.18	$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.17	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.07	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.2	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.62	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.88	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.8	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.14	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.6	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.1	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$194	$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3782	$10888

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Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2037
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$934
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1536
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1768
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2115
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$1866
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$730
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1741
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$705
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$721
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2020
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1751
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$1872
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$1815
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2085
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$1838
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$847
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$692
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2045
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1758
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1671

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2094
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1750
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2373
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2375
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1865
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2180
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2046
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2076
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2064
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1975
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1762
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1831
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1709
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1782
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1921
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1611
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2017
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1442
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592