Medina vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$2170
🏠 One person rent
$353
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$677
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$62.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$937
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
20
55
😀 Quality of life
67
51
🏙️ Population
1.41M
39K

The cost of living in Medina is 10% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 6257th and 5974th ($853 vs $952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina compared to 1 months in Ramallah. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 3833rd and 6160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$5.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$34.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$1208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$7.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$3.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$61.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$8.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$3782

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$837
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$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934

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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