Jeddah vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeddah	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1155	$1072
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$2566
🏠 One person rent	$541	$411
🏘️ Family rent	$841	$690
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2303	$190
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	45	56
😀 Quality of life	79	44
🏙️ Population	4.7M	43.9K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 8% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 4809th and 5084th ($1155 vs $1072) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.2 months in Ramallah. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Ramallah ranked 5th in the Palestine, while ranked 894th and 7218th 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	$6.64	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$52.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$484	$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.5	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$93.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$1229
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$1006
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$83.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.34	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$3.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.72	$8.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$85.1	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$9.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6703	$4130

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1162
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1182
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$918
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$903
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$911
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$940
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$500
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$862
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$499
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$860
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1116
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$533
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$348
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$498
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$967
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$825
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$971
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1069
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$365
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$428
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$346
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1627
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$354
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$560
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$498
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$826
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$517
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$499
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$398
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$769
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$879
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$500

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