Al Ain vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$1205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$2730
🏠 One person rent
$900
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$715
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$478
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$97
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
38
57
😀 Quality of life
82
28
🏙️ Population
767K
43.9K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 21% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 4139th and 4742nd ($1455 vs $1205) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Palestine, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 0.1 months in Ramallah. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ramallah ranked 4th in Palestine, while ranked 562nd and 8857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Ramallah

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Al Ain Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$6.93
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$1080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$3.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$2.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$4.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$35
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$310
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$4139

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$1173
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$2470
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$1543
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$2356
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$2133
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$797
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1082
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1193
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2100
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$2015
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$530
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$494
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$526
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1062
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1340
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$497
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1218
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$521
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$965
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1059
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$778
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$505
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$917
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$700
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$558
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$485
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$454
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$457
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$471
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$717
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$816
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$459
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$2663
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$1077
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1994
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$2336
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2465
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$2466
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$1070
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$2201
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$2487
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2587
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$1020
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$977
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2541
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$2283
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2966
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$2379
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$2354
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2873
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$2288
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$2430
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$2347
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$1149
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$538
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2305
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$2175
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1845