Palermo vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palermo Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1301
$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3087
$3073
🏠 One person rent
$611
$859
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$332
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1505
$2246
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
19
66
😀 Quality of life
78
88
🏙️ Population
630K
1.25M

The cost of living in Palermo is 8% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4489th and 4204th ($1301 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 6th 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 1.6 months in Sharjah. Palermo ranked 51st best city to live in Italy vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 1010th and 312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Palermo Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.6
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$9.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.23
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$627
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$425
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$962
$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.4
$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4312
$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1737
$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.55
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.61
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.84
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.7
$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10700
$6883

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$1234
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$1161
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$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

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$2521
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$2514
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$1183
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$1398
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1228
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1449
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1078
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$792
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1081
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1849
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1770
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$530
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$529
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$568
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$534
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1237
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1201
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1230
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$557
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$573
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$908
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1008
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$553
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$530
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$604
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$873
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$624
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$477
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$930
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$463
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$808
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$545
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$483