Ramallah vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ramallah	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1011	$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2300	$7082
🏠 One person rent	$474	$1895
🏘️ Family rent	$770	$3327
🍽️ Food expenses	$372	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.4	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$836	$6506
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	55	80
😀 Quality of life	53	90
🏙️ Population	39K	737K

The cost of living in Ramallah is 66% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5228th and 145th ($1011 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 120th 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 0.8 months in Ramallah compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Ramallah ranked 1st best city to live in the Palestine vs Seattle ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 6114th and 125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ramallah vs Seattle

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	Ramallah	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.03	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.9	$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.54	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$8.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$432	$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$770	$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.2	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1116	$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$876	$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.65	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.44	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.33	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.03	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.39	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$177
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.7	$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$196	$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3737	$29730

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Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$1948
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$964
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1583
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1752
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2068
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$1900
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$849
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1701
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$760
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$737
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2113
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1776
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$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
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1848
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$1962
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1746
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1499

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2507
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3118
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2157
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3262
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2728
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2463
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2837
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2651
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2549
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2827
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2585
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2597
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2604
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2830
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2652
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2733
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2461
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2585
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2402
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2546
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2500
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2576
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2470
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2210