Ramallah vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ramallah	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1205	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$499	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$715	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$478	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$97	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$115	$843
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	57	96
😀 Quality of life	28	75
🏙️ Population	43.9K	11.5M

The cost of living in Ramallah is 7% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4742nd and 4918th ($1205 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Palestine and Brazil, respectively. Check Palestine vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ramallah compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Ramallah ranked 4th best city to live in Palestine vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 8857th and 1670th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ramallah vs Sao Paulo

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	Ramallah	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.9	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.9	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$501	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.8	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1080	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.07	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.35	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.22	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.5	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.04	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.69	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.98	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.6	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$134	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4139	$15990

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720