Ramallah vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ramallah	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1072	$1383
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$3421
🏠 One person rent	$411	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$690	$1111
🍽️ Food expenses	$464	$484
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.3	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$190	$1954
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	56	100
😀 Quality of life	44	93
🏙️ Population	43.9K	9.67M

The cost of living in Ramallah is 23% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 5084th and 4296th ($1072 vs $1383) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in the Palestine and South Korea, respectively. Check the Palestine vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Ramallah compared to 1.4 months in Seoul. Ramallah ranked 5th best city to live in the Palestine vs Seoul ranked 2nd in South Korea, while ranked 7218th and 90th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ramallah vs Seoul

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	Ramallah	Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$7.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.1	$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$3.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$418	$764
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$460
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$1372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.7	$97.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.5	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$16.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1229	$20727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1006	$10845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.29	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.1	$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$9.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.21	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$7.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$5.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.55	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.84	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$3.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.22	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$3.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.42	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.28	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$62.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.1	$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4130	$21347

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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

Cities near Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1134
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1097
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$918
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1178
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1138
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1435
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1307
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1175
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1004
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$948
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1112
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1098
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1080
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1196
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1065
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1049
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1066
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1088
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1023
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1028
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1120
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1076
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1171
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1568
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1079
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1078
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$874
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1059
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1110
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1153
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1068
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$920
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$924
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1037
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1565
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1020