Ramallah vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ramallah	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1205	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$499	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$715	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$478	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$97	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$115	$1316
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	57	85
😀 Quality of life	28	71
🏙️ Population	43.9K	5.65M

The cost of living in Ramallah is 6% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4742nd and 4898th ($1205 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Palestine and Russia, respectively. Check Palestine vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ramallah compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Ramallah ranked 4th best city to live in Palestine vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 8857th and 3542nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ramallah vs Saint Petersburg

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	Ramallah	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.9	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.9	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$501	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.8	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1080	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.07	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.35	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.22	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.5	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.04	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.69	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.98	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.6	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$134	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4139	$13865

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Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2663
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1994
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$2336
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2465
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$2466
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$1070
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$2201
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$977
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2541
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$2283
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$2379
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$2354
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2873
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$2347
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$1149
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$538
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2175
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2214
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1845

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597