Palermo vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palermo	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1137	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2768	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$501	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$831	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$415	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1444	$893
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	19	54
😀 Quality of life	75	66
🏙️ Population	630K	8.78M

The cost of living in Palermo is 76% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4672nd and 7256th ($1137 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 118th in Italy and China, respectively. Check Italy vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Palermo compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Palermo ranked 49th best city to live in Italy vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 1060th and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palermo vs Quanzhou

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	Palermo	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.7	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.9	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.66	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$518	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.64	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.8	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.07	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.1	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9746	$20567

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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

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936