Palermo vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palermo	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1137	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2768	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$501	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$831	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$415	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1444	$707
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	19	24
😀 Quality of life	75	38
🏙️ Population	630K	7.82M

The cost of living in Palermo is 54% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4672nd and 6735th ($1137 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 43rd 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 months in Shangqiu. Palermo ranked 49th best city to live in Italy vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 1060th and 7140th 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	$10.7	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.9	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.66	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$518	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.64	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.8	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.07	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.1	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9746	$17921

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529