Palermo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palermo Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1150
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2781
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$511
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$876
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$417
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1381
$1455
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
19
100
😀 Quality of life
76
78
🏙️ Population
668K
24.9M

The cost of living in Palermo is 3% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4566th and 4461st ($1150 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 6th in Italy and China, respectively. Check Italy vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Palermo compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Palermo ranked 33rd best city to live in Italy vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 799th and 558th 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
$11
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.3
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.83
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$844
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.67%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1030
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.01
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.24
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.2
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.9
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.7
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6883
$28143

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$1163
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$1120
192 km or 119 mi Messina
$1122
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$936
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$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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$1074
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$731
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$771
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$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
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$696
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$617
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$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
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$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740