Ramallah vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ramallah Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1072
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2566
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$411
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$690
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$464
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.3
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$240
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
56
96
😀 Quality of life
44
66
🏙️ Population
43.9K
8.69M

The cost of living in Ramallah is 57% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5084th and 7204th ($1072 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in the Palestine and Iran, respectively. Check the Palestine vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Ramallah compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Ramallah ranked 5th best city to live in the Palestine vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 7218th and 5113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ramallah Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.1
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.05
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$744
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.7
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.5
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.3
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.23%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1229
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1006
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.29
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.1
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.21
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.61
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.84
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.86
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.22
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.42
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.28
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4130
$2007

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$2347
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$2150
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$2142
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$915
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$2124
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$1947
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
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$2130
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2233
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$807
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$2286
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$2191
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$837
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$2303
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$2440
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$2214
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$1937
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$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
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$2027
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$1021
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$548
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$1993
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$2247
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$2001
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$624
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$607
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$635
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$604
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$598
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$637
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$611
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$640
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$641
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$704
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$642
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$588
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$644
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$598
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$530
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$561
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$503
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$448
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$582
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$372
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$501
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$643
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$542
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$515
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$497
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$538
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$472
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$430
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$494
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$564
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