Palermo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palermo	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1137	$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2768	$3454
🏠 One person rent	$501	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$831	$1404
🍽️ Food expenses	$415	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1444	$1644
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	19	100
😀 Quality of life	75	78
🏙️ Population	630K	24.9M

The cost of living in Palermo is 4% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4672nd and 4858th ($1137 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 6th 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 1.5 months in Shanghai. Palermo ranked 49th best city to live in Italy vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 1060th and 675th 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	$10.7	$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.9	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.66	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$1.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$518	$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.64	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.8	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.07	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.1	$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9746	$30174

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$984
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$665
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$700
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$868
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$573
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$631
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$645
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$602
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$670
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$670
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$657
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$590
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$708
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$643
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$716
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$695
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$702
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$644
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$805
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$643
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$603
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$650
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$607
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$665
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$620
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$621
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$677
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$665
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$592
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$621
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$746