Ramallah vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ramallah Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1205
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2730
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$499
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$715
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$478
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$97
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$115
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
57
70
😀 Quality of life
28
78
🏙️ Population
43.9K
7.01M

The cost of living in Ramallah is 26% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4742nd and 3485th ($1205 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Palestine and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Palestine vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ramallah compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Ramallah ranked 4th best city to live in Palestine vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8857th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ramallah vs Riyadh

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Ramallah Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.9
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$4.9
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$501
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$360
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.8
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.33%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1080
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$110
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.35
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.22
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.04
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.69
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.98
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.6
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4139
$10912

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$2393
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$1994
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$2054
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$2336
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2465
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
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$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

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$965
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$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
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$778
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$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
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$1340
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$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
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$2100
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$1437
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$738
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$708
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$703
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$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
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$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
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$1164
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$471
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$469
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$573
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$548
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$2133
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$1031
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$505
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$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
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$494
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$459