Medina vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2228
$2300
🏠 One person rent
$391
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$836
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
20
55
😀 Quality of life
52
53
🏙️ Population
1.18M
39K

The cost of living in Medina is 12% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 6017th and 5228th ($892 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 1.7 months in Medina compared to 0.8 months in Ramallah. Medina ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 6150th and 6114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.99
$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.93
$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$5.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$770
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54
$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.66
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$5.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$4.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$9.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9496
$3737

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$844
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$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$1948
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$964
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1583
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$1752
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2068
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$1900
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$849
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$1701
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$760
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$737
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2113
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$1776
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$1873
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$1826
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2149
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$1871
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$1939
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$1850
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$802
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$679
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1848
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$1962
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1499