Ramallah vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ramallah	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2359	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$434	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$758	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.5	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$973	$550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	56	5
😀 Quality of life	51	34
🏙️ Population	39K	115K

The cost of living in Ramallah is 136% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5524th and 8915th ($996 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in the Palestine and Bhutan, respectively. Check the Palestine vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ramallah compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Ramallah ranked 1st best city to live in the Palestine vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6159th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ramallah vs Thimphu

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	Ramallah	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.47	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.6	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$776	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.9	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1126	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$922	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.6	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.08	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.8	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.36	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.5	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.9	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$190	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4230	$666

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Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$905
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1556
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1891
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2123
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$1930
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$877
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1811
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$761
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$762
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2156
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1834
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$1931
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$1884
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2145
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$1902
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$813
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$552
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2138
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300