Ramallah vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ramallah	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1122	$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2575	$3212
🏠 One person rent	$456	$912
🏘️ Family rent	$668	$1543
🍽️ Food expenses	$454	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.9	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$217	$2465
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	57	66
😀 Quality of life	31	87
🏙️ Population	43.9K	1.25M

The cost of living in Ramallah is 24% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4985th and 4144th ($1122 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Palestine and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Palestine vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Ramallah compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Ramallah ranked 8th best city to live in Palestine vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8803rd and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ramallah vs Sharjah

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	Ramallah	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.6	$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$9.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$762	$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$464	$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.2	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.4	$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1204	$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1024	$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.8	$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.56	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.93	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.05	$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.56	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.67	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.3	$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.95	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.4	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$268	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$7922

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Cities near Ramallah

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

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2183
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2420
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1214
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1457
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1080
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$796
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1135
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$2014
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1923
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$545
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$541
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$575
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$545
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1309
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1109
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1192
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$563
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$575
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$931
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1037
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$565
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$547
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$823
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$627
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$761
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$489
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$928
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$523
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$465
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$487
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$813
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$565
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$492