Ramallah vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ramallah Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1011
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2300
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$474
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$836
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
55
96
😀 Quality of life
53
61
🏙️ Population
39K
8.69M

The cost of living in Ramallah is 44% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5228th and 6811th ($1011 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in the Palestine and Iran, respectively. Check the Palestine vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ramallah compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Ramallah ranked 1st best city to live in the Palestine vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 6114th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ramallah Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.03
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.9
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.54
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$770
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$561
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.73%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.44
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.33
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.03
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.39
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.7
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$196
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3737
$1883

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$1914
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$1912
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$2050
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$2010
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$737
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$2113
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$2212
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$1920
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$1776
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$2259
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$1718
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$1873
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$1826
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$2149
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$1871
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$1939
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$1850
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$1779
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$802
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$1825
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$679
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$1848
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$1962
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$1746
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$434
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$640
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