Medina vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$1205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2338
$2730
🏠 One person rent
$659
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$715
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$478
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$97
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1337
$115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
23
57
😀 Quality of life
69
28
🏙️ Population
1.41M
43.9K

The cost of living in Medina is 3% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 4843rd and 4742nd ($1164 vs $1205) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Palestine, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Medina compared to 0.1 months in Ramallah. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Ramallah ranked 4th in Palestine, while ranked 4103rd and 8857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Ramallah

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Medina Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.01
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$6.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$508
$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.4
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2810
$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1336
$1080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$3.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$2.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$4.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.6
$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$35
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.76
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.1
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$310
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5520
$4139

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$791
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$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$2663
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$1077
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1994
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$2336
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2465
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$2466
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$1070
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$2201
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$2487
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2587
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$1020
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$977
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2541
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$2283
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2966
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$2379
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$2354
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2873
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$2288
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$2430
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$2347
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$1149
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$538
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2305
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$2175
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1845