Ramallah vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ramallah	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1072	$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$1031
🏠 One person rent	$411	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$690	$236
🍽️ Food expenses	$464	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.3	$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$190	$544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	56	5
😀 Quality of life	44	42
🏙️ Population	43.9K	115K

The cost of living in Ramallah is 155% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5084th and 8940th ($1072 vs $420) 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 0.2 months in Ramallah compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Ramallah ranked 5th best city to live in the Palestine vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 7218th and 7547th 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	$13.8	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.1	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$418	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.7	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.5	$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1229	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1006	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.29	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.1	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.21	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.55	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.84	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.22	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.42	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.28	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.1	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4130	$653

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Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$987
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1732
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1998
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2347
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$2142
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$915
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1947
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$807
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$837
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2303
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$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
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$1021
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$548
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2247
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1850

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$450
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$308
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$311
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$918
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$316
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$298
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$348
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$321
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$338
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$297
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$981
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$284
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$287
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$354
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$297
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$282
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$281
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$257
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$321
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$293
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$294
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$352
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$427
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$464
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$362
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$284
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$328
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$300
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$286
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$320
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$289
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$286
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$289