Ramallah vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ramallah	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1072	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$1519
🏠 One person rent	$411	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$690	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$464	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.3	$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$190	$675
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	56	19
😀 Quality of life	44	44
🏙️ Population	43.9K	7.01M

The cost of living in Ramallah is 85% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 5084th and 7987th ($1072 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 243rd 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Ramallah ranked 5th best city to live in the Palestine vs Zhumadian ranked 315th in China, while ranked 7218th and 7223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ramallah vs Zhumadian

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	Ramallah	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.1	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$418	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.7	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.5	$74.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1229	$3219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1006	$1646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.29	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.1	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.21	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.55	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.84	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.22	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.42	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.28	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.1	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4130	$7830

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$582
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$583
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$507
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$563
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$581
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$517
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$523
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$552
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$582
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$522
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$595
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$525
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$518
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$553
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$517
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$579
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$478
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$513
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$542
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$598
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$592
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$510
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$629
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$535
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$585
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$513
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$533
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$503
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$570
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$506