Palermo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palermo Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1211
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2938
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$539
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$434
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1406
$1905
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
19
100
😀 Quality of life
75
79
🏙️ Population
630K
24.9M

The cost of living in Palermo is 7% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4571st and 4780th ($1211 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 118th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Palermo ranked 46th best city to live in Italy vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 1004th and 571st 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
$11.5
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.9
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.35
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$558
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.71%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2248
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.97
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.69
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.5
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7103
$31401

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$1643
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$1771
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$1591
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$1747
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$1649
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$1334
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$1341
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$1567
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$1057
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$1212
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$442
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$1632
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$522
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$1400
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$1473
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$1449
312 km or 194 mi Aryanah
$490
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$563
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$344
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$1320
324 km or 201 mi Frattamaggiore
$1323
335 km or 208 mi Avellino
$1208
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$1272

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$1028
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$706
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$738
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$1020
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$585
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$661
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$718
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$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
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$686
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$706
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$685
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$612
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$733
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$674
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$742
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$702
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$729
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$674
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$843
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$665
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$676
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$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
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$698
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$630
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$673
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$698
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$538
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$650
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$651
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$703
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$708
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$617
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