Abu Dhabi vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$996
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$2359
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$434
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$758
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$973
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	53	56
😀 Quality of life	83	51
🏙️ Population	1.48M	39K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 83% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 2320th and 5524th ($1828 vs $996) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and the Palestine, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1 months in Ramallah. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 438th and 6159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Ramallah

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	Abu Dhabi	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$43.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$317
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$1126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$4.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$68.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$4230

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$905
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1556
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1891
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2123
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$1931
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$877
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1811
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$761
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$762
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2156
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1834
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$1931
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$1884
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2145
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$1902
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$813
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$552
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2138
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1511