Jeddah vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jeddah	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1123	$952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2695	$2170
🏠 One person rent	$511	$429
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$677
🍽️ Food expenses	$341	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$62.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2204	$937
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	45	55
😀 Quality of life	75	51
🏙️ Population	4.7M	39K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 18% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 4828th and 5974th ($1123 vs $952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and the Palestine, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 1 months in Ramallah. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 1110th and 6160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Ramallah

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	Jeddah	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.9	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.03	$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$5.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72	$34.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2216	$1208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1138	$903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.4	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.59	$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.67	$7.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$3.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$94.3	$61.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$8.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.3	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.5	$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$365	$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6009	$3782

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$940
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$837
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$853
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$895
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$895
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$915
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$879
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$491
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$828
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$492
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$934
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1094
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$524
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$324
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$488
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$940
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$944
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$988
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$490
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$988
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$314
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$333
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$278
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1586
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$294
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$550
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$491
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$686
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$393
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$489
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$350
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$806
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$868
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$491

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