Ramallah vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ramallah	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1122	$1074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2575	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$456	$545
🏘️ Family rent	$668	$805
🍽️ Food expenses	$454	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.9	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$217	$1751
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	57	16
😀 Quality of life	31	57
🏙️ Population	43.9K	886K

The cost of living in Ramallah is 4% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 4985th and 5149th ($1122 vs $1074) 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 0.2 months in Ramallah compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Ramallah ranked 8th best city to live in Palestine vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8803rd and 6188th 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	$11.6	$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.6	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$762	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$464	$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.2	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.4	$80.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	5.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1204	$1530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1024	$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.8	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.56	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.93	$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.05	$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.56	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.67	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.3	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.95	$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.4	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$268	$660
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$8518

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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 Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$800
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$479
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1853
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$824
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$942
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$665
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$354
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$360
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$724
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$2002
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1946
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1700
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1936
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1962
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1062
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$895
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$2022
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$776
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1993
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2483
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1013
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$776
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1122
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$546
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$2145
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$2066
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2346
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2172
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$2154
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$288
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403