Palermo vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palermo	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1137	$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2768	$2829
🏠 One person rent	$501	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$831	$768
🍽️ Food expenses	$415	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1444	$1146
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	19	70
😀 Quality of life	75	68
🏙️ Population	630K	12.7M

The cost of living in Palermo is 31% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4672nd and 6198th ($1137 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 18th 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Palermo ranked 49th best city to live in Italy vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 1060th and 3351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palermo vs Suzhou

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	Palermo	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.7	$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.9	$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.66	$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$4.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$518	$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.64	$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.8	$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.07	$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.1	$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9746	$17431

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$700
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$645
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$670
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$665
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$573
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$670
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$657
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$695
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$602
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1097
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$702
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$631
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$984
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$654
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$636
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$644
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$650
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$805
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$607
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$603
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$643
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$644
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$621
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$620
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$642
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$592
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$672
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$708
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$746
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$665
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$590
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$691
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$613