Beijing vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$1211
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$2938
🏠 One person rent	$596	$539
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$917
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$1406
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	19
😀 Quality of life	77	75
🏙️ Population	21.9M	630K

The cost of living in Beijing is 12% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 5141st and 4571st ($1067 vs $1211) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 118th in China and Italy, respectively. Check China vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Palermo ranked 46th in Italy, while ranked 763rd and 1004th 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	$4.04	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$46.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$5.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$680
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$2248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$8.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$74
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$7103

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1005
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1086
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1031
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1134
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$990
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1229
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1172
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1157
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1188
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1356
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1519
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1434
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1643
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1771
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1747
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1649
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1334
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1567
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1057
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1212
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$442
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1632
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$522
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1473
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1449
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$490
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$563
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$344
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1208
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1148
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1294
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1272