Palermo vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palermo Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1150
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2781
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$511
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$876
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$417
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1381
$813
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
19
53
😀 Quality of life
76
53
🏙️ Population
668K
8.78M

The cost of living in Palermo is 67% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4566th and 6882nd ($1150 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 102nd in Italy and China, respectively. Check Italy vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Palermo compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Palermo ranked 33rd best city to live in Italy vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 799th and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Palermo Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.3
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.83
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$844
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.67%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1030
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.01
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.24
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.2
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.9
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.7
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6883
$19406

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$979
89 km or 55 mi Marsala
$1050
91 km or 57 mi Agrigento
$983
140 km or 87 mi Niscemi
$1027
140 km or 87 mi Gela
$927
166 km or 103 mi Catania
$1163
179 km or 111 mi Ragusa
$1120
192 km or 119 mi Messina
$1122
200 km or 124 mi Reggio Calabria
$936
206 km or 128 mi Syracuse
$1103
246 km or 153 mi Vibo Valentia
$1329
258 km or 160 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1583
263 km or 163 mi Naxxar
$1469
264 km or 164 mi Mosta
$1338
265 km or 164 mi San Gwann
$1608
265 km or 165 mi Sliema
$1670
265 km or 165 mi Birkirkara
$1524
266 km or 165 mi Gzira
$1708
267 km or 166 mi Valletta
$1657
270 km or 168 mi Zabbar
$1278
272 km or 169 mi Marsaskala
$1372
273 km or 169 mi Lamezia Terme
$1530
283 km or 176 mi Cosenza
$1017
294 km or 183 mi Catanzaro
$1324
297 km or 185 mi Nabeul
$418
300 km or 186 mi Amalfi
$1527
301 km or 187 mi La Marsa
$596
303 km or 188 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1347
309 km or 192 mi Salerno
$1430
312 km or 194 mi Naples
$1337
312 km or 194 mi Aryanah
$466
317 km or 197 mi Tunis
$514
321 km or 199 mi Bizerte
$355
321 km or 200 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1285
324 km or 201 mi Frattamaggiore
$1280
335 km or 208 mi Avellino
$1065
338 km or 210 mi Aversa
$1294
339 km or 210 mi Caserta
$1321
339 km or 210 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1298
344 km or 214 mi Crotone
$1307

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083