Ramallah vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ramallah Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2575
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$456
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$668
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$1631
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
57
63
😀 Quality of life
31
48
🏙️ Population
43.9K
1.27M

The cost of living in Ramallah is 6% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4985th and 5251st ($1122 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Palestine and South Africa, respectively. Check Palestine vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Ramallah compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Ramallah ranked 8th best city to live in Palestine vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 8803rd and 6890th 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
$11.6
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.6
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.98
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.05
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.67
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$762
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.4
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.35%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1024
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.8
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.56
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.05
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.21
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.56
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.67
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.3
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.95
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.8
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.4
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$268
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4719
$4370

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$2198
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$1821
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$1823
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$2154
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$2346
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$2270
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$2288
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$2260
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$978
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$2066
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$910
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$895
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2449
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$2031
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$2274
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$2172
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$3089
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$2147
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$2432
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$2207
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$1062
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$546
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2145
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$2136
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1761

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$892
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$865
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$967
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$792
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$1049
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$950
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$791
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$1017
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$826
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$910
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$875
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$899
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$826
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$901
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$697
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$731
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$604
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$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
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$573
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$652
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$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
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$628
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$630
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$927
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$551
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$716
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$583
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$916
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$966
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$948
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$633
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$950