Ramallah vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ramallah	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1072	$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$411	$168
🏘️ Family rent	$690	$276
🍽️ Food expenses	$464	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.3	$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$190	$312
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	56	20
😀 Quality of life	44	49
🏙️ Population	43.9K	1.29M

The cost of living in Ramallah is 135% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5084th and 8852nd ($1072 vs $455) 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 0.2 months in Ramallah compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Ramallah ranked 5th best city to live in the Palestine vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 7218th and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ramallah vs Tripoli

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	Ramallah	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.1	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$418	$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.7	$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.5	$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1229	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1006	$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.29	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.1	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.21	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.55	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.84	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.22	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.42	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.28	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.1	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4130	$919

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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 Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$350
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$387
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$382
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$381
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$406
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$394
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$434
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$480
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$398
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1579
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1577
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1666
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1770
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1697
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1739
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1951
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$552
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$433
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$409
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$487
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1271
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$1161
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1234
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1085
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1232
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$577
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$607
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$529
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1298
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$502
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1141
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$375
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1046
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1301
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$361
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$403
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161