Hong Kong vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hong Kong	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2737	$996
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6793	$2359
🏠 One person rent	$1830	$434
🏘️ Family rent	$3856	$758
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$232	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$973
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	100	56
😀 Quality of life	88	51
🏙️ Population	7.41M	39K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 175% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 427th and 5524th ($2737 vs $996) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.4 months in Hong Kong compared to 1 months in Ramallah. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 248th and 6159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Ramallah

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	Hong Kong	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.82	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$43.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.24	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.49	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2169	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$317
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4708	$776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3331	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.02%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26276	$1126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16290	$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.3	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.26	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.2	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$4.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.1	$68.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1052	$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22706	$4230

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$916
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$653
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1588
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$461
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$656
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$601
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$804
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$774
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$936
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$611
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$812
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$764
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$794
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$823
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$877
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$569
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$451
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$655
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$803
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$755
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$756
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$761
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$758
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$761
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$724
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$771
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$649
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$688
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$650
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$702
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$823
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$522
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598

Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$905
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1556
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1891
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2123
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$1931
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$877
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1811
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$761
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$762
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2156
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1834
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$1931
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$1884
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2145
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$1902
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$813
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$552
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2138
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1511