Ramallah vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ramallah Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1011
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2300
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$474
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$836
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
55
62
😀 Quality of life
53
44
🏙️ Population
39K
1.27M

The cost of living in Ramallah is 16% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5228th and 6110th ($1011 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 0.8 months in Ramallah compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Ramallah ranked 1st best city to live in the Palestine vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 6114th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ramallah Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.03
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.9
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.54
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$770
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$561
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.73%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.44
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.33
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.03
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.39
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.7
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$196
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3737
$2867

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$2068
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$1885
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$1896
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$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
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$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
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$1920
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$1776
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$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
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$1746
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$1499

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$908
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$776
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$889
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$741
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$698
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$755
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$631
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$783
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$751
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$625
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$845
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$621
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$746
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$701
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$866
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$682
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$719
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$631
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$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
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$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
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$605
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$511
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$753
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$511
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$609
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$554
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$978
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$1084
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$780
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$550
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$952