Ramallah vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ramallah	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$952	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2170	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$429	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$677	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.7	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$937	$6392
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	55	80
😀 Quality of life	51	92
🏙️ Population	39K	737K

The cost of living in Ramallah is 67% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5974th and 206th ($952 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 168th 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 1 months in Ramallah compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Ramallah ranked 1st best city to live in the Palestine vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 6160th and 102nd 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	$8.34	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.88	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$322	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$676	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$520	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.2	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.2%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1208	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$903	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.61	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.18	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.17	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.07	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.2	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.62	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.88	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.8	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.14	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.6	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.1	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$194	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3782	$28179

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Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2037
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$934
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1536
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1768
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$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

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263