Ramallah vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ramallah Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2170
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$429
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$677
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.7
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$937
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
55
65
😀 Quality of life
51
83
🏙️ Population
39K
1.25M

The cost of living in Ramallah is 37% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5974th and 3679th ($952 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in the Palestine and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check the Palestine vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ramallah compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Ramallah ranked 1st best city to live in the Palestine vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6160th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ramallah Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.34
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.88
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.4
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.73
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$520
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.2
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.2%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1208
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$903
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.5
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.07
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.62
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.8
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.14
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.55
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.6
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$194
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3782
$5054

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$1835
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$934
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$1536
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$1400
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$1768
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$2115
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
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$1868
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$1866
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$730
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$1741
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$705
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$721
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2020
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$1751
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2254
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$1872
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$1815
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2085
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$1795
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$1917
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$1838
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$847
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$692
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1775
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$2045
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1671

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$2084
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$2309
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$1603
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$1232
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$1050
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$1802
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$728
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$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
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$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
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$561
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$556
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$547
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$520
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$1267
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$1218
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$1226
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$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
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$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
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$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
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$541
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$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
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$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
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$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507