Ramallah vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ramallah Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2170
$1258
🏠 One person rent
$429
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$677
$341
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$192
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.7
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$937
$317
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
55
20
😀 Quality of life
51
46
🏙️ Population
39K
1.29M

The cost of living in Ramallah is 92% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5974th and 8700th ($952 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the Palestine and Libya, respectively. Check the Palestine vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ramallah compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Ramallah ranked 1st best city to live in the Palestine vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 6160th and 6501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Ramallah Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.34
$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.88
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.4
$0.73
 Cappuccino
$3.73
$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$520
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.2
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.2%
17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1208
$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$903
$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.5
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$9.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.07
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.62
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.8
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.14
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.55
$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.6
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$194
$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3782
$1179

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$2115
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$1868
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$1866
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$730
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$1769
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$1741
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$1836
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881
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$705
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
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$2098
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$721
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$2020
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
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$1751
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$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
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$2045
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$1758
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$1671

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$388
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$398
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$388
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$402
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$432
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$412
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$419
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$462
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$375
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$1434
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1341
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1334
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1591
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$1519
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1649
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$1643
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1747
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$1771
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$1649
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$482
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$453
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$403
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$442
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1172
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$990
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1134
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1031
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1188
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$563
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$522
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$490
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$1229
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$492
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$1086
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$344
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$1005
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$1211
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$373
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$386
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$1160