Dubai vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5278
$2300
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$2877
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3926
$836
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
64
55
😀 Quality of life
88
53
🏙️ Population
3.33M
39K

The cost of living in Dubai is 121% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 1218th and 5228th ($2229 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.8 months in Dubai compared to 0.8 months in Ramallah. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 189th and 6114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.9
$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$5.51
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3504
$770
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.3
$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2984
$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.6
$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$5.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.84
$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$4.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$9.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.5
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$720
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$3737

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$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Ramallah

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$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
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$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