Ramallah vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ramallah	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1205	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$2352
🏠 One person rent	$499	$518
🏘️ Family rent	$715	$691
🍽️ Food expenses	$478	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$97	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$115	$1734
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	57	16
😀 Quality of life	28	57
🏙️ Population	43.9K	886K

The cost of living in Ramallah is 16% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 4742nd and 5290th ($1205 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1.7 months in Tabuk. Ramallah ranked 4th best city to live in Palestine vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8857th and 6204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ramallah vs Tabuk

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	Ramallah	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$6.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.9	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.9	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$501	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.8	$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1080	$948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.07	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$24.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.35	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.22	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.5	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.04	$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.69	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.98	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.6	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$134	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$663
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4139	$8604

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Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2663
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1994
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$2336
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2465
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$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

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$818
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$429
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$2054
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$856
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$919
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$686
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$334
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$338
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$742
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$2014
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1933
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1810
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$2038
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$2060
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1149
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$977
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$2145
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$753
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$2133
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2663
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1032
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$862
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1205
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$538
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$2305
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$2201
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2465
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2354
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$2336
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$288
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587