Al Ain vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$2300
🏠 One person rent
$612
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$836
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
37
55
😀 Quality of life
79
53
🏙️ Population
767K
39K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 12% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 4616th and 5228th ($1132 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 0.8 months in Ramallah. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 496th and 6114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$5.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$770
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$5.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$4.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$9.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$3737

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$2229
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$1612
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$1841
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$1936
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$1577
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$1584
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$1673
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$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$822
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1948
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$964
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1583
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$1752
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2068
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$1900
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$849
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$1701
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$760
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$737
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2113
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
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$1920
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$1776
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$1873
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$1826
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2149
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$1871
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$1939
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$1850
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$802
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$679
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1848
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$1962
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1499