Palermo vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palermo Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1176
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2880
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$507
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$824
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1558
$2274
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
19
66
😀 Quality of life
65
86
🏙️ Population
630K
1.25M

The cost of living in Palermo is 24% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4806th and 3851st ($1176 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 138th and 5th in Italy and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Italy vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Palermo compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Palermo ranked 113th best city to live in Italy vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5211th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palermo vs Sharjah

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Palermo Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.3
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.79
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$535
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.9
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.31%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3187
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.3
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.9
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.07
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.85
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.07
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.94
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.1
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9264
$8199

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$1110
89 km or 55 mi Marsala
$1176
91 km or 57 mi Agrigento
$1123
140 km or 87 mi Niscemi
$1210
140 km or 87 mi Gela
$1063
166 km or 103 mi Catania
$1336
179 km or 111 mi Ragusa
$1317
192 km or 119 mi Messina
$1238
200 km or 124 mi Reggio Calabria
$1164
206 km or 128 mi Syracuse
$1247
246 km or 153 mi Vibo Valentia
$1346
258 km or 160 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
263 km or 163 mi Naxxar
$1639
264 km or 164 mi Mosta
$1769
265 km or 164 mi San Gwann
$1764
265 km or 165 mi Sliema
$2127
265 km or 165 mi Birkirkara
$1769
266 km or 165 mi Gzira
$1852
267 km or 166 mi Valletta
$1824
270 km or 168 mi Zabbar
$1750
272 km or 169 mi Marsaskala
$1596
273 km or 169 mi Lamezia Terme
$1410
283 km or 176 mi Cosenza
$1230
294 km or 183 mi Catanzaro
$1243
297 km or 185 mi Nabeul
$519
300 km or 186 mi Amalfi
$1685
301 km or 187 mi La Marsa
$592
303 km or 188 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1476
309 km or 192 mi Salerno
$1505
312 km or 194 mi Naples
$1570
312 km or 194 mi Aryanah
$547
317 km or 197 mi Tunis
$633
321 km or 199 mi Bizerte
$391
321 km or 200 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1407
324 km or 201 mi Frattamaggiore
$1385
335 km or 208 mi Avellino
$1201
338 km or 210 mi Aversa
$1217
339 km or 210 mi Caserta
$1346
339 km or 210 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1215
344 km or 214 mi Crotone
$1362

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2356
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$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469