Dubai vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$2170
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$677
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$62.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$937
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
64
55
😀 Quality of life
86
51
🏙️ Population
3.33M
39K

The cost of living in Dubai is 143% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 1098th and 5974th ($2309 vs $952) 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 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 1 months in Ramallah. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 306th and 6160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$5.4
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$34.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$1208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$7.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$3.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$61.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$8.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$3782

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$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

Cities near Ramallah

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$2037
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$934
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1536
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$1768
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2115
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$1866
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$730
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$1741
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$705
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$721
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2020
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$1751
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2254
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$1872
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$1815
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2085
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$1795
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$1917
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$1838
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$847
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$692
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1775
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$2045
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1671