Palermo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palermo Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1176
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2880
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$507
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$824
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1558
$1068
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
19
99
😀 Quality of life
65
76
🏙️ Population
630K
24.9M

The cost of living in Palermo is 3% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4806th and 4880th ($1176 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 138th and 5th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Palermo ranked 113th best city to live in Italy vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 5211th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palermo vs Shanghai

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Palermo Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.3
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.79
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$535
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.9
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.31%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3187
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.3
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.9
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.07
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.85
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.07
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.94
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.1
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9264
$27610

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75 km or 46 mi Trapani
$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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789