Palermo vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Palermo	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1301	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3087	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$611	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1505	$648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	19	24
😀 Quality of life	78	44
🏙️ Population	630K	7.82M

The cost of living in Palermo is 118% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4489th and 7835th ($1301 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 183rd 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Palermo ranked 51st best city to live in Italy vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 1010th and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palermo vs Shangqiu

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	Palermo	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.6	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.23	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$627	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$425	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$962	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$705	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.4	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4312	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1737	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.55	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.61	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.8	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.84	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.7	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.9	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10700	$17107

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Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1046
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1141
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1085
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1234
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$1161
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1298
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1271
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1176
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1232
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1341
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1666
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1579
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1697
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1951
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1739
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1770
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1577
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1425
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1200
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1266
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$487
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1689
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$607
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1518
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1605
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$529
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$577
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$375
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1217
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1191
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1291
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1319

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$570
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$807
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$570
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$572
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$478
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$564
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$563
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$563
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$499
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$582
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$558
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$595
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$517
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$522
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$506
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$527
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$523
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$511
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$518
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$513
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$567
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$580
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$547
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$516
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$517