Ramallah vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ramallah Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2170
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$429
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$677
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.7
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$937
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
55
100
😀 Quality of life
51
79
🏙️ Population
39K
24.9M

The cost of living in Ramallah is 16% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5974th and 4780th ($952 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in the Palestine and China, respectively. Check the Palestine vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ramallah compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Ramallah ranked 1st best city to live in the Palestine vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6160th and 571st 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
$8.34
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.88
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.4
$1.43
 Cappuccino
$3.73
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$520
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.2
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.2%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1208
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$903
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.5
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.07
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.62
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.8
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.14
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.55
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.6
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$194
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3782
$31401

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$1825
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$705
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$1996
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$2098
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$721
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$2020
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$2154
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$1918
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$1751
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$2254
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$1651
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$1872
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$1815
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$2085
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$1795
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$1917
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$1838
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$1771
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$847
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$1754
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$692
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$1775
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$1758
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$620
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$676
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$686
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$706
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$612
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$733
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$674
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$742
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$702
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$729
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$674
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$843
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$665
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$676
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$690
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$629
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$698
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$630
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$673
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$698
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$538
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$650
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$651
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$703
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