Ramallah vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ramallah	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1072	$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$1812
🏠 One person rent	$411	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$690	$581
🍽️ Food expenses	$464	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.3	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$190	$1672
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	56	63
😀 Quality of life	44	45
🏙️ Population	43.9K	1.27M

The cost of living in Ramallah is 9% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5084th and 5704th ($1072 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in the Palestine and South Africa, respectively. Check the Palestine vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Ramallah compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Ramallah ranked 5th best city to live in the Palestine vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 7218th and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ramallah vs Soweto

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	Ramallah	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.1	$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$418	$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.7	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.5	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1229	$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1006	$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.29	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.1	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.21	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.55	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.84	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.22	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.42	$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.28	$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.1	$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4130	$3811

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Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$987
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1732
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1998
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2347
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$2142
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$915
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1947
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$807
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$837
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2303
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$2153
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$2064
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2937
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$2108
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$1021
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$548
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2247
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1850

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$890
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$984
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$706
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$826
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$892
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$740
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$975
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$875
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$940
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$838
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$808
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$830
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$762
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$833
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$637
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$668
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$637
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$607
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$599
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$827
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$650
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$469
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$598
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$861
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$514
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$536
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$908
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$915
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$587
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$915