Palermo vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palermo Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1308
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3151
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$594
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$962
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1554
$2465
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
19
66
😀 Quality of life
77
87
🏙️ Population
630K
1.25M

The cost of living in Palermo is 11% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4556th and 4144th ($1308 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st 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 1.2 months in Palermo compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Palermo ranked 55th best city to live in Italy vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 1102nd and 352nd 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
$14.7
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.4
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.35
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1025
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.3%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3707
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1480
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.71
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.1
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.31
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.14
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.21
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.5
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$403
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10956
$7922

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$1235
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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
265 km or 164 mi San Gwann
$1749
265 km or 165 mi Sliema
$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
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$1512
273 km or 169 mi Lamezia Terme
$1452
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$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
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$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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$2183
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$2420
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$1148
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$1373
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$1214
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$1457
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$2070
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$635
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$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
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$1135
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$2014
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$1923
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$545
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$541
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$575
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$545
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$1309
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$1109
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$1192
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$563
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$575
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$931
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$1037
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$565
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$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
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$823
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$627
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$761
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$793
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$489
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$928
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$523
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$465
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$487
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$813
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$565
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$492