Ramallah vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ramallah Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1011
$1444
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2300
$4192
🏠 One person rent
$474
$683
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$1882
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$836
$3018
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
55
100
😀 Quality of life
53
95
🏙️ Population
39K
9.67M

The cost of living in Ramallah is 30% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 5228th and 3641st ($1011 vs $1444) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 0.8 months in Ramallah compared to 2.1 months in Seoul. Ramallah ranked 1st best city to live in the Palestine vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 6114th and 23rd 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
$9.03
$6.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.9
$40.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.54
$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$3.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$758
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$770
$2529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$561
$1473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.73%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$19740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$10956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$9.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$40
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$6.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.44
$3.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.33
$4.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.03
$3.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.39
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.7
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$196
$368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3737
$19966

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$737
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$1920
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$1776
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$2259
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$1718
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$1826
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$2149
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$1871
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$1939
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$1850
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$1779
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$802
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$1024
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