Medina vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$1122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$2575
🏠 One person rent
$663
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1243
$217
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
23
57
😀 Quality of life
69
31
🏙️ Population
1.41M
43.9K

The cost of living in Medina is 4% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 4849th and 4985th ($1168 vs $1122) 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 0.2 months in Ramallah. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Ramallah ranked 8th in Palestine, while ranked 4347th and 8803rd 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
$5.5
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$44.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$6.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$68.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3269
$1204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1287
$1024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$4.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$8.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$4.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.8
$67.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$9.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.8
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$92.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5515
$4719

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$1209
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$1107
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$942
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$775
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$815
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$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$2483
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$1010
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1821
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$2154
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2346
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$2260
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$978
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$2066
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$910
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$895
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2449
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$2031
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$2274
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$2172
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$3089
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$2147
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$2432
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$2207
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$1062
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$546
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2145
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$2136
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1761