Palermo vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palermo Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1308
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3151
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$594
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$962
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1554
$759
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
19
49
😀 Quality of life
77
71
🏙️ Population
630K
8.78M

The cost of living in Palermo is 107% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4556th and 7679th ($1308 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st and 137th 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 55th best city to live in Italy vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 1102nd and 3611th 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
$14.7
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.4
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.35
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1025
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.3%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3707
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1480
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.71
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.1
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.31
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.14
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.21
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.5
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$403
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10956
$9536

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$1077
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$1185
91 km or 57 mi Agrigento
$1101
140 km or 87 mi Niscemi
$1224
140 km or 87 mi Gela
$1101
166 km or 103 mi Catania
$1318
179 km or 111 mi Ragusa
$1342
192 km or 119 mi Messina
$1235
200 km or 124 mi Reggio Calabria
$1198
206 km or 128 mi Syracuse
$1279
246 km or 153 mi Vibo Valentia
$1373
258 km or 160 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1568
263 km or 163 mi Naxxar
$1688
264 km or 164 mi Mosta
$1739
265 km or 164 mi San Gwann
$1749
265 km or 165 mi Sliema
$2130
265 km or 165 mi Birkirkara
$1783
266 km or 165 mi Gzira
$1857
267 km or 166 mi Valletta
$1810
270 km or 168 mi Zabbar
$1715
272 km or 169 mi Marsaskala
$1512
273 km or 169 mi Lamezia Terme
$1452
283 km or 176 mi Cosenza
$1245
294 km or 183 mi Catanzaro
$1268
297 km or 185 mi Nabeul
$513
300 km or 186 mi Amalfi
$1718
301 km or 187 mi La Marsa
$606
303 km or 188 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1505
309 km or 192 mi Salerno
$1537
312 km or 194 mi Naples
$1615
312 km or 194 mi Aryanah
$537
317 km or 197 mi Tunis
$620
321 km or 199 mi Bizerte
$388
321 km or 200 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1431
324 km or 201 mi Frattamaggiore
$1426
335 km or 208 mi Avellino
$1233
338 km or 210 mi Aversa
$1227
339 km or 210 mi Caserta
$1332
339 km or 210 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1203
344 km or 214 mi Crotone
$1342

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943