Palermo vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palermo Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1176
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2880
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$507
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$824
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1558
$771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
19
49
😀 Quality of life
65
71
🏙️ Population
630K
8.78M

The cost of living in Palermo is 81% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4806th and 7630th ($1176 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 138th and 134th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Palermo ranked 113th best city to live in Italy vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 5211th and 3354th 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
$12.3
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.3
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.79
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$535
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.9
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.31%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3187
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.3
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.9
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.07
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.85
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.07
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.94
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.1
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9264
$9745

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$1110
89 km or 55 mi Marsala
$1176
91 km or 57 mi Agrigento
$1123
140 km or 87 mi Niscemi
$1210
140 km or 87 mi Gela
$1063
166 km or 103 mi Catania
$1336
179 km or 111 mi Ragusa
$1317
192 km or 119 mi Messina
$1238
200 km or 124 mi Reggio Calabria
$1164
206 km or 128 mi Syracuse
$1247
246 km or 153 mi Vibo Valentia
$1346
258 km or 160 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
263 km or 163 mi Naxxar
$1639
264 km or 164 mi Mosta
$1769
265 km or 164 mi San Gwann
$1764
265 km or 165 mi Sliema
$2127
265 km or 165 mi Birkirkara
$1769
266 km or 165 mi Gzira
$1852
267 km or 166 mi Valletta
$1824
270 km or 168 mi Zabbar
$1750
272 km or 169 mi Marsaskala
$1596
273 km or 169 mi Lamezia Terme
$1410
283 km or 176 mi Cosenza
$1230
294 km or 183 mi Catanzaro
$1243
297 km or 185 mi Nabeul
$519
300 km or 186 mi Amalfi
$1685
301 km or 187 mi La Marsa
$592
303 km or 188 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1476
309 km or 192 mi Salerno
$1505
312 km or 194 mi Naples
$1570
312 km or 194 mi Aryanah
$547
317 km or 197 mi Tunis
$633
321 km or 199 mi Bizerte
$391
321 km or 200 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1407
324 km or 201 mi Frattamaggiore
$1385
335 km or 208 mi Avellino
$1201
338 km or 210 mi Aversa
$1217
339 km or 210 mi Caserta
$1346
339 km or 210 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1215
344 km or 214 mi Crotone
$1362

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954