Ramallah vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ramallah	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1072	$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$2209
🏠 One person rent	$411	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$690	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$464	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.3	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$190	$1127
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	56	70
😀 Quality of life	44	71
🏙️ Population	43.9K	12.7M

The cost of living in Ramallah is 39% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5084th and 6778th ($1072 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st in the Palestine and China, respectively. Check the Palestine vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Ramallah compared to 1.5 months in Suzhou. Ramallah ranked 5th best city to live in the Palestine vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 7218th and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ramallah vs Suzhou

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	Ramallah	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.1	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$418	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.7	$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.5	$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1229	$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1006	$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.29	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.1	$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.21	$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.55	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.84	$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.22	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.42	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.28	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.1	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4130	$15339

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Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$987
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1732
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1998
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2347
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$2142
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$915
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1947
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$807
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$837
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2303
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$2153
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$2064
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2937
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$2108
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$1021
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$548
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2247
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1850

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$696
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$632
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$679
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$673
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$597
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$631
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$634
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$674
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$547
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1128
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$601
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$612
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$621
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1003
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$639
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$622
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$696
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$630
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$826
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$597
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$597
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$634
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$740
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$651
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$618
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$602
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$637
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$590
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$664
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$659
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$713
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$753
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$663
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$617
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$576
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$672
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$610