Ramallah vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ramallah	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1072	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$1954
🏠 One person rent	$411	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$690	$638
🍽️ Food expenses	$464	$304
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.3	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$190	$692
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	56	23
😀 Quality of life	44	60
🏙️ Population	43.9K	1.37M

The cost of living in Ramallah is 34% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 5084th and 6661st ($1072 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 21st in the Palestine and Turkey, respectively. Check the Palestine vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Ramallah compared to 0.9 months in Samsun. Ramallah ranked 5th best city to live in the Palestine vs Samsun ranked 12th in Turkey, while ranked 7218th and 5884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ramallah vs Samsun

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	Ramallah	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$7.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.1	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$8.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$2.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$418	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.7	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.5	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	44.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1229	$4056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1006	$3246
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.29	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.1	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.21	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$0.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$8.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.55	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.84	$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.22	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.42	$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$60.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.28	$4.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.1	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4130	$3613

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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 Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$728
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$779
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$720
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$1059
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$691
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$697
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$712
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$709
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$786
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$800
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$759
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$687
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$737
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$758
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$700
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$725
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$696
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$750
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$578
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$623
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$820
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$1118
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$745
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$624
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$681
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$627
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$892
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$838
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$622
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$781
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$689
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$780
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$655
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$754
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$704
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$693
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$623
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$793
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$852