Ramallah vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ramallah	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2359	$1355
🏠 One person rent	$434	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$758	$338
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.5	$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$973	$602
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	56	71
😀 Quality of life	51	61
🏙️ Population	39K	10.6M

The cost of living in Ramallah is 107% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 5524th and 8748th ($996 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 525th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Ramallah ranked 1st best city to live in the Palestine vs Shijiazhuang ranked 39th in China, while ranked 6159th and 5094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ramallah vs Shijiazhuang

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	Ramallah	Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.47	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.6	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$0.76
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$776	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.9	$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1126	$2300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$922	$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.6	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.08	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.8	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.36	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.5	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.9	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$190	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4230	$4785

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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 Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$524
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$533
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$544
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$564
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$584
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$550
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$600
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$612
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$590
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$472
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$590
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$587
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$586
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$555
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$574
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$638
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$478
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$550
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$618
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$649
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$492
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$679
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$522
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$577
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$588
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$600
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$624
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$638
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$726
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$655
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$703
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$716