Ramallah vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ramallah	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2359	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$434	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$758	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.5	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$973	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	56	24
😀 Quality of life	51	39
🏙️ Population	39K	6.56M

The cost of living in Ramallah is 68% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5524th and 7740th ($996 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 263rd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Ramallah ranked 1st best city to live in the Palestine vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 6159th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ramallah vs Shaoyang

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	Ramallah	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.47	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.6	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$776	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.9	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1126	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$922	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.6	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.08	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.8	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.36	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.5	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.9	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$190	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4230	$11393

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600