Ramallah vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ramallah	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1011	$3079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2300	$7509
🏠 One person rent	$474	$2032
🏘️ Family rent	$770	$3829
🍽️ Food expenses	$372	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.4	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$836	$6776
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	55	100
😀 Quality of life	53	95
🏙️ Population	39K	690K

The cost of living in Ramallah is 67% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 5228th and 96th ($1011 vs $3079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 82nd 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 0.8 months in Ramallah compared to 2.2 months in Washington. Ramallah ranked 1st best city to live in the Palestine vs Washington ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 6114th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ramallah	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.03	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.9	$87.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.54	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$8.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$5.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$432	$2233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$1772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$770	$4714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$3322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.2	$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1116	$9149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$876	$6215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.65	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$5.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.44	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.33	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$5.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.03	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$97.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.39	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$29.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.7	$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$196	$2314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3737	$28279

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2844
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2685
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2369
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2215
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2325
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2730
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2362
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2258
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2714
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2428
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2662
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2518
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2522
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3110
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2591
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2674
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2426
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2863
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2849
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2421
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2685
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2367
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2197
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2518
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2308
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2241
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1876
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2433
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2416
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2401
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2116
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1906
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2255
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2107
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1846