Dubai vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$1122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$2575
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$217
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
66
57
😀 Quality of life
90
31
🏙️ Population
3.94M
43.9K

The cost of living in Dubai is 116% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 1039th and 4985th ($2420 vs $1122) 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 0.2 months in Ramallah. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ramallah ranked 8th in Palestine, while ranked 203rd and 8803rd 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
$10.2
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$44.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$6.05
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$68.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$1204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$4.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$8.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$4.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$67.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$9.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$92.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$4719

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$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Ramallah

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$2483
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$1010
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1821
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$2154
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2346
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$2260
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$978
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$2066
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$910
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$895
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2449
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$2031
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$2274
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$2172
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$3089
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$2147
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$2432
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$2207
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$1062
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$546
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2145
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$2136
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1761