Ramallah vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ramallah	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1072	$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$3576
🏠 One person rent	$411	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$690	$1463
🍽️ Food expenses	$464	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.3	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$190	$2496
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	56	73
😀 Quality of life	44	80
🏙️ Population	43.9K	7.01M

The cost of living in Ramallah is 34% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5084th and 3418th ($1072 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the Palestine and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the Palestine vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Ramallah compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Ramallah ranked 5th best city to live in the Palestine vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7218th and 759th 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	$13.8	$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.1	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$418	$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.7	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.5	$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1229	$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1006	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.29	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.1	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.21	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.55	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.84	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.22	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.42	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.28	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.1	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4130	$9818

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Cities near Ramallah

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

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$967
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$862
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$908
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1008
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$930
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$873
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1201
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1230
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1849
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1770
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$825
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$453
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$889
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$918
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1182
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$503
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$583
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1162
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$553
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$681
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$903
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$530
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$463