Nairobi vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$2170
🏠 One person rent
$269
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$677
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$62.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$937
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
67
55
😀 Quality of life
57
51
🏙️ Population
5.55M
39K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 22% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 6689th and 5974th ($745 vs $952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kenya and the Palestine, respectively. Check Kenya vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 1 months in Ramallah. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 5632nd and 6160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Ramallah

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Nairobi Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$5.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$34.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$1208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$7.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$3.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$61.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$8.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$3782

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$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768

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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