Beijing vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$575	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$1444
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	19
😀 Quality of life	75	75
🏙️ Population	21.9M	630K

The cost of living in Beijing is 11% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 5387th and 4672nd ($1016 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 122nd in China and Italy, respectively. Check China vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 989th and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Palermo

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	Beijing	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$9746

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$938
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1019
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$971
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1161
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1106
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1130
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1098
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1486
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1346
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1555
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1624
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1583
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1415
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1072
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$443
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1521
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1380
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1396
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$465
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$535
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$348
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1061
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1101
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1181
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1159