Medina vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1182
$1072
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$2566
🏠 One person rent
$673
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$906
$690
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1300
$190
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
22
56
😀 Quality of life
70
44
🏙️ Population
1.41M
43.9K

The cost of living in Medina is 10% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 4743rd and 5084th ($1182 vs $1072) 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 1.1 months in Medina compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Ramallah ranked 5th in the Palestine, while ranked 4114th and 7218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.56
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$52.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$6.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$633
$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$93.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3803
$1229
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$1006
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$83.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$3.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.47
$8.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$9.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5508
$4130

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$791
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$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987

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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