Ramallah vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ramallah	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1072	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$411	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$690	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$464	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.3	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$190	$3894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	56	94
😀 Quality of life	44	94
🏙️ Population	43.9K	664K

The cost of living in Ramallah is 59% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 5084th and 689th ($1072 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 0.2 months in Ramallah compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Ramallah ranked 5th best city to live in the Palestine vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 7218th and 67th 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	$13.8	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.1	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$418	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.7	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.5	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1229	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1006	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.29	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.1	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.21	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.55	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.84	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.22	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.42	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.28	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.1	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4130	$13809

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671