Ramallah vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ramallah	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1011	$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2300	$1081
🏠 One person rent	$474	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$770	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$372	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.4	$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$836	$436
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	55	5
😀 Quality of life	53	36
🏙️ Population	39K	79.2K

The cost of living in Ramallah is 124% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5228th and 8761st ($1011 vs $452) 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 0.8 months in Ramallah compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Ramallah ranked 1st best city to live in the Palestine vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 6114th and 7674th 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	$9.03	$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.9	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.54	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$7.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$432	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$770	$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.2	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1116	$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$876	$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.65	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.44	$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.33	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.03	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.39	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.7	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$196	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3737	$701

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Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$1948
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$964
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1583
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1752
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2068
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$1900
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$849
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1701
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$760
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$737
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2113
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1776
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$1873
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$1826
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2149
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$1850
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$802
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$679
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1848
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$1962
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1746
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1499

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$476
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$343
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$325
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$337
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$1014
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$339
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$325
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$376
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$342
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$367
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$319
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1095
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$299
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$315
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$360
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$318
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$290
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$290
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$271
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$293
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$312
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$337
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$311
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$303
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$455
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$355
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$456
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$387
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$446
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$272
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$390
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$345
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$310
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$304
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$335
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$312
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$276
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$288