Ramallah vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ramallah	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2359	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$434	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$758	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.5	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$973	$707
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	56	24
😀 Quality of life	51	38
🏙️ Population	39K	7.82M

The cost of living in Ramallah is 35% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5524th and 6735th ($996 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 43rd 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 months in Shangqiu. Ramallah ranked 1st best city to live in the Palestine vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 6159th and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ramallah vs Shangqiu

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	Ramallah	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.47	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.6	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$776	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.9	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1126	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$922	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.6	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.08	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.8	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.36	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.5	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.9	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$190	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4230	$17921

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$905
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1556
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1891
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2123
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$1931
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$877
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1811
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$761
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$762
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2156
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1834
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$1931
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$1884
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2145
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$1902
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$813
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$552
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2138
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529