Ramallah vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ramallah	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1122	$1425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2575	$3320
🏠 One person rent	$456	$713
🏘️ Family rent	$668	$1156
🍽️ Food expenses	$454	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.9	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$217	$2607
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	57	98
😀 Quality of life	31	76
🏙️ Population	43.9K	919K

The cost of living in Ramallah is 21% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 4985th and 4288th ($1122 vs $1425) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Palestine and South Korea, respectively. Check Palestine vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Ramallah compared to 1.8 months in Seongnam. Ramallah ranked 8th best city to live in Palestine vs Seongnam ranked 9th in South Korea, while ranked 8803rd and 1327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ramallah vs Seongnam

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	Ramallah	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.6	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$762	$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$464	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.2	$97.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.4	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1204	$12419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1024	$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.8	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.56	$2.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.93	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$29.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$6.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$5.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.05	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.56	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.67	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.3	$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.95	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$136
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.4	$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$268	$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$12598

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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 Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1292
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1179
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1162
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1061
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1117
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1063
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1112
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$988
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1363
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$1030
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1120
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1102
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1071
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1044
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1167
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1134
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1050
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$913
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1092
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$937
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1076
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1068
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1057
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1053
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1046
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1095
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$1008
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$1007
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1073
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1121
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$867
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$984
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1563
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$892
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$903
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$986
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1003
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$986
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1019