Cost of living and expenses in Palestine

What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Palestine? What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Palestine, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Palestine (The last update: today)

Currency in Palestine Jordanian dinar (JOD). For 10 US dollars you can get 7.09 Jordanian dinars. For 100 US dollars you can get 70.9 Jordanian dinars. And the other way around: For 10 Jordanian dinars you can get 14.1 US dollars.


What are the different prices in the cities in Palestine? Look here: Prices in cities in Palestine

Prices:


Price fees $92 ($54 - $159)

fees

$92 ($54 - $159)
by half less than in United States

Price internet $40 ($27 - $66)

internet

$40 ($27 - $66)
by half less than in United States

Price jeans $47 ($18.6 - $93)

jeans

$47 ($18.6 - $93)
9.7% is less expensive than in United States

Price average earnings $632

average earnings

$632
86% is less expensive than in United States

Price renting a small apartment in the center $315 ($186 - $531)

renting a small apartment in the center

$315 ($186 - $531)
82% is less expensive than in United States

Price renting a large apartment outside the center $457 ($212 - $1.06K)

renting a large apartment outside the center

$457 ($212 - $1.06K)
81% is less expensive than in United States

The cost of living in Palestine:

  1. One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $1.1 (JOD 0.75)
  2. Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $55 (JOD 39)
  3. Gasoline (1 liter) $1.8 (JOD 1.3)
  4. Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $34.5K (JOD 24.5K)
  5. Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $315 (JOD 223)
  6. Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $240 (JOD 170)
  7. Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $582 (JOD 413)
  8. Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $457 (JOD 324)
  9. Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $92 (JOD 65)
  10. Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $40 (JOD 29)
  11. numb_34 $14.6 (JOD 10.4)
  12. 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $47 (JOD 34)
  13. 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $46 (JOD 33)
  14. 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $86 (JOD 61)
  15. 1 pair of men's leather shoes $58 (JOD 41)
  16. Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $39.6K (JOD 28.1K)
  17. Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $161 (JOD 114)
  18. Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $953 (JOD 676)
  19. International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $2.7K (JOD 1.92K)
  20. Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $707 (JOD 501)
  21. Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $632 (JOD 448)
  22. Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 7.5%
  23. Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $2.7 (JOD 1.9)
  24. Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $1.3 (JOD 0.94)
  25. Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $13.3 (JOD 9.4)
source: hikersbay.com & numbeo.com

Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:

wine

$11.2 ($4 - $21)
26% is less expensive than in United States

renting a small apartment in the center

$315 ($186 - $531)
82% is less expensive than in United States

local beer

$3.5 ($1.9 - $6.6)
by half less than in United States

tomatoes

$1.3 ($0.53 - $2.1)
74% is less expensive than in United States

cheese

$5.8 ($2.7 - $8)
by half less than in United States

bananas

$1.3 ($0.8 - $2.1)
20% is less expensive than in United States