Ramallah vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ramallah Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1011
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2300
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$474
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$836
$376
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
55
35
😀 Quality of life
53
23
🏙️ Population
39K
2.96M

The cost of living in Ramallah is 93% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 5228th and 8335th ($1011 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the Palestine and Yemen, respectively. Check the Palestine vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ramallah compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Ramallah ranked 1st best city to live in the Palestine vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 6114th and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ramallah Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.03
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.9
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.54
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$1.82
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$770
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$561
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.73%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$5.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.44
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.33
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.03
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.39
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.7
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$196
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3737
$2959

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$2068
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$1896
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$1900
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$849
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$1871
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$1701
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$1914
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
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$760
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$2050
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$737
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2113
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$2212
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$1920
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$1776
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$2259
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$1873
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$1826
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2149
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$1871
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$1939
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$1850
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$802
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$679
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$1848
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$1962
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$1746
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$1499

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$467
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$470
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$489
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$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
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$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
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$551
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$920
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$524
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$467
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$524
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$468
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$938
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$800
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$498
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$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
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$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
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$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
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$885
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$1032
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$1061
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$883
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$1100
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$1361
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$1642
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$840