Ramallah vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ramallah	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1072	$2023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$4466
🏠 One person rent	$411	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$690	$1794
🍽️ Food expenses	$464	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.3	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$190	$4100
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	56	81
😀 Quality of life	44	92
🏙️ Population	43.9K	1.43M

The cost of living in Ramallah is 47% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 5084th and 1930th ($1072 vs $2023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1571st in the Palestine and the United States, respectively. Check the Palestine vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Ramallah compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Ramallah ranked 5th best city to live in the Palestine vs San Antonio ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 7218th and 124th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ramallah	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.1	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$418	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$900
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$1407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.7	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.5	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1229	$3721
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1006	$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.29	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.1	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.21	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.55	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.84	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.22	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.42	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.28	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$96.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.1	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$1129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4130	$15049

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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

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Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2164
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2178
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2210
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2215
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2222
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2169
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2416
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2241
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2148
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2188
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2022
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2011
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$943
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1697
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2136
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1862
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1981
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1719
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$944
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$748
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1993
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1900
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2279
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2216
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2770
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2240
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2094
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1828
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2177
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2154