Ramallah vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ramallah Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2575
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$456
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$668
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
57
99
😀 Quality of life
31
75
🏙️ Population
43.9K
24.9M

The cost of living in Ramallah is 0.4% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4985th and 4971st ($1122 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Palestine and China, respectively. Check Palestine vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Ramallah compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Ramallah ranked 8th best city to live in Palestine vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8803rd and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ramallah vs Shanghai

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Ramallah Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.6
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.98
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.05
$1.69
 Cappuccino
$4.67
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$762
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.4
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.35%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1024
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.8
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$6.45
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.56
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.05
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.21
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.56
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.67
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.3
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.95
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.8
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.4
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$268
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4719
$27781

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$895
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$2449
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$2451
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$2346
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$2031
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$2702
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$2110
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$2274
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$2172
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$3089
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$2147
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$2432
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$2207
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$2105
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$1062
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$2079
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$546
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$2098
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$611
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$652
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$604
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$675
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$626
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