Ramallah vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ramallah Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1011
$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2300
$1199
🏠 One person rent
$474
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$362
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$836
$291
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
55
20
😀 Quality of life
53
48
🏙️ Population
39K
1.29M

The cost of living in Ramallah is 115% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5228th and 8679th ($1011 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the Palestine and Libya, respectively. Check the Palestine vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ramallah compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Ramallah ranked 1st best city to live in the Palestine vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 6114th and 6385th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ramallah Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.03
$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.9
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.54
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$770
$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$561
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.73%
17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.44
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.33
$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.03
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59
$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.39
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.7
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$196
$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3737
$911

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$1896
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$1900
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$849
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$1871
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$1701
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$1914
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
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$760
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$2050
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$737
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2113
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$2212
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$1920
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$1776
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$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
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$1779
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$802
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$679
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$1848
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$1962
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$1746
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$1499

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$377
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$386
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$407
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$390
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$389
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$398
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$340
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$435
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$328
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$1338
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1372
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1278
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1524
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$1469
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$1657
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$1608
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1708
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$1670
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$1583
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$423
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$433
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$390
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$418
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1120
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$927
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1027
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$983
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1103
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$514
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$596
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$466
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$1163
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$474
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$1050
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$355
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$979
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$1150
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$388
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$371
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$936