Abu Dhabi vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1942	$1072
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$2566
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$411
🏘️ Family rent	$2152	$690
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3050	$190
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	53	56
😀 Quality of life	85	44
🏙️ Population	1.57M	43.9K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 81% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 2187th and 5084th ($1942 vs $1072) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ramallah ranked 5th in the Palestine, while ranked 443rd and 7218th 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	$10.9	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$52.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1358	$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2476	$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1762	$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$93.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5485	$1229
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12028	$1006
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$83.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$3.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$8.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.73	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.92	$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$9.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.5	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12663	$4130

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2514
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1419
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1449
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2521
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1228
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1849
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1770
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$792
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1078
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1201
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1230
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1081
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$530
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$908
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1008
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$529
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$873
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$930
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$568
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$553
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$453
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$477
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$530
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$503
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$573
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$557
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$624
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$463
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1627
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$483

Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$987
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1732
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1998
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2347
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$2142
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$915
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1947
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$807
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$837
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2303
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$2153
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$2064
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2937
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$2108
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$1021
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$548
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2247
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1850