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Ramat Gan vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Ramat Gan is 2.7 times more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 6.0 times more in Ramat Gan
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Ramat Gan
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Ramat Gan
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Ramat Gan
Childcare: pay 27.7% more in Ramat Gan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in Ramat Gan
Clothing: pay 70.0% more in Ramat Gan

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Ramat Gan are more expensive than in Beijing. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Ramat Gan.

Ramat Gan vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ramat Gan instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 6.0 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Ramat Gan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$23.87 ₪76.92	+467.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.62	$17.75 ₪57.21	+261.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$3.34 ₪10.77	+596.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$2.44 ₪7.85	+693.7%
Average			+504.8%

Beijing vs. Ramat Gan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Beijing	Ramat Gan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.04	$3.77 ₪12.13	+120.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.69	$10.89 ₪35.09	+45.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.85	$7.98 ₪25.73	+20.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.53	$4.21 ₪13.58	+137.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.80	$5.37 ₪17.29	+250.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.93	$2.38 ₪7.66	+141.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.43	$1.19 ₪3.84	+54.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.65	$1.10 ₪3.56	+38.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.25	$1.26 ₪4.06	+109.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$1.03 ₪3.32	+195.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.91	$0.80 ₪2.57	+93.1%
Average			+109.7%

Beijing vs. Ramat Gan - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Ramat Gan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.71	$8.19 ₪26.38	+94.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.53	$75.33 ₪242.78	+138.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,572.93	$42,307.28 ₪136,354.46	+132.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.64	$8.76 ₪28.25	+89.4%
Average			+113.7%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Beijing	Ramat Gan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.22	$31.21 ₪100.57	+141.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,597.60	$1,514.02 ₪4,879.62	+61.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,558.33	$1,342.48 ₪4,326.76	+166.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.00	$202.65 ₪653.14	+416.1%
Average			+196.4%

Beijing vs. Ramat Gan - Cost of housing

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pay 27.7% more for childcare

	Beijing	Ramat Gan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,014.09	$1,222.65 ₪3,940.56	+72.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,965.81	$19,391.41 ₪62,497.64	-16.6%
Average			+27.7%

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Ramat Gan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.91	$8.95 ₪28.85	+698.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.47	$4.47 ₪14.42	+54.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$11.93 ₪38.46	+183.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.00	$63.25 ₪203.84	+9.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.34	$13.28 ₪42.79	+57.8%
Average			+200.6%

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pay 70.0% more for clothing

	Beijing	Ramat Gan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥439.49	$96.41 ₪310.73	+54.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.59	$65.63 ₪211.53	+80.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥576.64	$140.21 ₪451.91	+71.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥744.46	$182.73 ₪588.92	+73.2%
Average			+70.0%

Beijing vs. Ramat Gan - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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