Ramallah vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ramallah	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2359	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$434	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$758	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.5	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$973	$745
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	56	19
😀 Quality of life	51	38
🏙️ Population	39K	7.01M

The cost of living in Ramallah is 57% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 5524th and 7314th ($996 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 137th 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Ramallah ranked 1st best city to live in the Palestine vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 6159th and 7150th 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	$9.47	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.6	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$776	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.9	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1126	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$922	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.6	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.08	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.8	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.36	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.5	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.9	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$190	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4230	$8598

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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	$1930
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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504