Ramallah vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ramallah Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2170
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$429
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$677
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.7
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$937
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
55
35
😀 Quality of life
51
19
🏙️ Population
39K
2.96M

The cost of living in Ramallah is 73% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 5974th and 8269th ($952 vs $550) 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 1 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 6160th and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ramallah Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.34
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.88
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.4
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.73
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$520
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.2
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.2%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1208
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$903
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.5
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.07
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.62
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.8
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.14
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.55
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.6
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$194
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3782
$2963

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$934
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$1536
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$1400
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$1768
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$2115
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$1866
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$730
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$1741
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$705
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$721
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2020
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$1751
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2254
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$1872
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$1815
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2085
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$1795
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$1917
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$1838
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$847
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$692
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1775
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$2045
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1671

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$491
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$491
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$513
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$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
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$584
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$895
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$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
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$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
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$799
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$1123
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$1096
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$1103
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$935
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$1586
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$806
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$810