Ramallah vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ramallah	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$952	$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2170	$1009
🏠 One person rent	$429	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$677	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.7	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$937	$570
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	55	5
😀 Quality of life	51	50
🏙️ Population	39K	115K

The cost of living in Ramallah is 146% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5974th and 9013th ($952 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in the Palestine and Bhutan, respectively. Check the Palestine vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ramallah compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Ramallah ranked 1st best city to live in the Palestine vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6160th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ramallah	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.34	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.88	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$6.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$322	$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$676	$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$520	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.2	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.2%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1208	$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$903	$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.61	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.18	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.17	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.07	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.2	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.62	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.88	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.8	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.14	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.6	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.1	$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$194	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3782	$691

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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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$455
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$314
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$293
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$930
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$331
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$312
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$370
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$339
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$359
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$311
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$997
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$303
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$282
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$390
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$311
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$256
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$297
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$268
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$279
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$296
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$321
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$309
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$271
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$443
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$428
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$380
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$301
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$311
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$335
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$290
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$307
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$356
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$288
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$273
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$284