Dubai vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2514
$1072
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5509
$2566
🏠 One person rent
$1723
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$3020
$690
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4067
$190
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
65
56
😀 Quality of life
91
44
🏙️ Population
3.94M
43.9K

The cost of living in Dubai is 135% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 848th and 5084th ($2514 vs $1072) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.6 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 5th in the Palestine, while ranked 158th and 7218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$52.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.32
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.9
$6.05
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2095
$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1336
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3716
$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2461
$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$93.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.1
$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7516
$1229
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3977
$1006
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$83.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$3.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.12
$8.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.6
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$9.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.7
$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15029
$4130

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483

Cities near Ramallah

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$2447
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$987
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1732
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$1998
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2347
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$2142
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$915
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$1947
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$2130
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2233
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$807
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$837
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2303
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$1937
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2492
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$2153
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$2064
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2937
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$2040
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$2290
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$2108
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$1021
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$548
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1993
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$2247
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1850