Ramallah vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ramallah	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2359	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$434	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$758	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.5	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$973	$1922
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	56	37
😀 Quality of life	51	73
🏙️ Population	39K	6.44K

The cost of living in Ramallah is 37% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 5524th and 3109th ($996 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in the Palestine and Malta, respectively. Check the Palestine vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ramallah compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Ramallah ranked 1st best city to live in the Palestine vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 6159th and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ramallah vs Valletta

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	Ramallah	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.47	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.6	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$776	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.9	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1126	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$922	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.6	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.08	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.8	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.36	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.5	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.9	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$190	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4230	$8456

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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 Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1749
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1624
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1415
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1555
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1486
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1346
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1106
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$941
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1098
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$971
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1161
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1137
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1130
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1019
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$938
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$443
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$495
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$464
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$418
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$448
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$368
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$549
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$396
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$436
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$392
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$410
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$465
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1072
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1159
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$387
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$348