Ramallah vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ramallah	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2359	$2706
🏠 One person rent	$434	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$758	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.5	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$973	$1355
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	56	84
😀 Quality of life	51	81
🏙️ Population	39K	3.03M

The cost of living in Ramallah is 11% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5524th and 6071st ($996 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in the Palestine and Taiwan, respectively. Check the Palestine vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ramallah compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Ramallah ranked 1st best city to live in the Palestine vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6159th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ramallah vs Taichung

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	Ramallah	Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.47	$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.6	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$776	$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.9	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1126	$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$922	$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.6	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.08	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.8	$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.36	$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.5	$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.9	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$190	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4230	$18658

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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 Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$813
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$796
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$728
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$770
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$747
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$897
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$821
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$875
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1073
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$731
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1181
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$814
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$967
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$788
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$625
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$627
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$644
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$823
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$688
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$648
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$630
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$649
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$603
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$681
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$581
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$451
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$726
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$443
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$655
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$569
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$671
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$601
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$682
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$661
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$671