Beijing vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$1072
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$2566
🏠 One person rent	$589	$411
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$690
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$190
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	100	56
😀 Quality of life	73	44
🏙️ Population	21.9M	43.9K

The cost of living in Beijing is 4% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 5355th and 5084th ($1029 vs $1072) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in China and the Palestine, respectively. Check China vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Ramallah ranked 5th in the Palestine, while ranked 2546th and 7218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Ramallah

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	Beijing	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$52.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$93.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$1229
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$1006
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$83.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$3.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$8.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$9.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$4130

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

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