Ramallah vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ramallah	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$952	$3139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2170	$7694
🏠 One person rent	$429	$2066
🏘️ Family rent	$677	$4004
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$724
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.7	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$937	$5811
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	55	100
😀 Quality of life	51	94
🏙️ Population	39K	690K

The cost of living in Ramallah is 70% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 5974th and 93rd ($952 vs $3139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 74th in the Palestine and the United States, respectively. Check the Palestine vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ramallah compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Ramallah ranked 1st best city to live in the Palestine vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 6160th and 41st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ramallah	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.34	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.88	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$2248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$322	$1786
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$676	$4843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$520	$3476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.2	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.2%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1208	$9758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$903	$6572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.61	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$3.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.18	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.17	$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$5.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.07	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.2	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.62	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.88	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.8	$99.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.14	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.6	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.1	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$194	$2258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3782	$23453

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Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2037
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$934
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1536
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1768
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2115
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$1866
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$730
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1741
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$705
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$721
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2020
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1751
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$1872
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$1815
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2085
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$1838
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$847
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$692
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2045
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1758
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1671

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2890
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2701
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2537
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2279
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2505
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2777
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2675
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2575
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2447
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2504
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3236
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2775
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2664
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2599
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2807
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2917
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2363
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2238
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2223
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2281
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1823
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2887
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2140
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1955
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2294
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1948