Palermo vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palermo Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1211
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2938
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$539
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$434
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1406
$2228
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
19
65
😀 Quality of life
75
83
🏙️ Population
630K
1.25M

The cost of living in Palermo is 19% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4571st and 3679th ($1211 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 118th and 7th 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 1.5 months in Sharjah. Palermo ranked 46th best city to live in Italy vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 1004th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Palermo Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.9
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.35
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$558
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.71%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2248
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.97
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.69
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.5
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7103
$5054

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$1134
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$990
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$1229
179 km or 111 mi Ragusa
$1172
192 km or 119 mi Messina
$1157
200 km or 124 mi Reggio Calabria
$1160
206 km or 128 mi Syracuse
$1188
246 km or 153 mi Vibo Valentia
$1356
258 km or 160 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1649
263 km or 163 mi Naxxar
$1519
264 km or 164 mi Mosta
$1434
265 km or 164 mi San Gwann
$1643
265 km or 165 mi Sliema
$1771
265 km or 165 mi Birkirkara
$1591
266 km or 165 mi Gzira
$1747
267 km or 166 mi Valletta
$1649
270 km or 168 mi Zabbar
$1334
272 km or 169 mi Marsaskala
$1341
273 km or 169 mi Lamezia Terme
$1567
283 km or 176 mi Cosenza
$1057
294 km or 183 mi Catanzaro
$1212
297 km or 185 mi Nabeul
$442
300 km or 186 mi Amalfi
$1632
301 km or 187 mi La Marsa
$522
303 km or 188 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1400
309 km or 192 mi Salerno
$1473
312 km or 194 mi Naples
$1449
312 km or 194 mi Aryanah
$490
317 km or 197 mi Tunis
$563
321 km or 199 mi Bizerte
$344
321 km or 200 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1320
324 km or 201 mi Frattamaggiore
$1323
335 km or 208 mi Avellino
$1208
338 km or 210 mi Aversa
$1148
339 km or 210 mi Caserta
$1294
339 km or 210 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1148
344 km or 214 mi Crotone
$1272

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$2084
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$2309
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$1768
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$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
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$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507