Ramallah vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ramallah	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1072	$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$2549
🏠 One person rent	$411	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$690	$749
🍽️ Food expenses	$464	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.3	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$190	$2627
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	56	65
😀 Quality of life	44	74
🏙️ Population	43.9K	1.13M

The cost of living in Ramallah is 0.4% less expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 5084th and 5071st ($1072 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 32nd in the Palestine and South Korea, respectively. Check the Palestine vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Ramallah compared to 2.4 months in Ulsan. Ramallah ranked 5th best city to live in the Palestine vs Ulsan ranked 23rd in South Korea, while ranked 7218th and 2220th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ramallah vs Ulsan

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	Ramallah	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.1	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$418	$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.7	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.5	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1229	$4963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1006	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.29	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.1	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$10
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.21	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$26.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.55	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.84	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.22	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.42	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.28	$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.1	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4130	$13568

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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 Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$1039
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$1097
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1038
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$975
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$1024
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1108
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$1008
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1084
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$1062
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$1008
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$984
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$913
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$934
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$949
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$1064
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$929
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$934
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$957
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$933
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$973
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$1005
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$991
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$994
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$980
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$1016
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$995
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$959
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$831
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$920
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$1037
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$976
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$925
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$924
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$1020
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$1001
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$1046
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$1006
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$998