Palermo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palermo Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1308
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3151
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$594
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$962
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1554
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
19
99
😀 Quality of life
77
75
🏙️ Population
630K
24.9M

The cost of living in Palermo is 16% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4556th and 4971st ($1308 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st and 5th in Italy and China, respectively. Check Italy vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Palermo compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Palermo ranked 55th best city to live in Italy vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 1102nd and 1655th 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
$14.7
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.4
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.35
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1025
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.3%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3707
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1480
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.71
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.1
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.31
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.14
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.21
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.5
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$403
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10956
$27781

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$1235
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$1198
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$1279
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$1373
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$1568
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$1688
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$1739
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$1749
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$2130
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$1783
266 km or 165 mi Gzira
$1857
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$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
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$1268
297 km or 185 mi Nabeul
$513
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$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
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$1615
312 km or 194 mi Aryanah
$537
317 km or 197 mi Tunis
$620
321 km or 199 mi Bizerte
$388
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$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
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$1203
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$1342

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$1002
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$669
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$696
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$701
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$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
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$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
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$671
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$636
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$680
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$684
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$623
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$646
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$860
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$636
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$647
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$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
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$644
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$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
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$601
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$661
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$665
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$632
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