Dubai vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$1205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$2730
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$715
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$478
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$97
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
66
57
😀 Quality of life
90
28
🏙️ Population
3.94M
43.9K

The cost of living in Dubai is 105% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 947th and 4742nd ($2470 vs $1205) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.1 months in Ramallah. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ramallah ranked 4th in Palestine, while ranked 184th and 8857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Ramallah

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Dubai Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$6.93
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$1080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$3.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$2.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$4.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$35
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$310
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$4139

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469

Cities near Ramallah

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