Palermo vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palermo Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1150
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2781
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$511
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$876
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$417
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1381
$949
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
19
70
😀 Quality of life
76
68
🏙️ Population
668K
12.7M

The cost of living in Palermo is 13% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4566th and 5170th ($1150 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 11th in Italy and China, respectively. Check Italy vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Palermo compared to 0.9 months in Suzhou. Palermo ranked 33rd best city to live in Italy vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 799th and 3722nd 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
$11
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.3
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.83
$4.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$844
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.67%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1030
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.01
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.24
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.2
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.9
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.7
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6883
$22097

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140 km or 87 mi Niscemi
$1027
140 km or 87 mi Gela
$927
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$1163
179 km or 111 mi Ragusa
$1120
192 km or 119 mi Messina
$1122
200 km or 124 mi Reggio Calabria
$936
206 km or 128 mi Syracuse
$1103
246 km or 153 mi Vibo Valentia
$1329
258 km or 160 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1583
263 km or 163 mi Naxxar
$1469
264 km or 164 mi Mosta
$1338
265 km or 164 mi San Gwann
$1608
265 km or 165 mi Sliema
$1670
265 km or 165 mi Birkirkara
$1524
266 km or 165 mi Gzira
$1708
267 km or 166 mi Valletta
$1657
270 km or 168 mi Zabbar
$1278
272 km or 169 mi Marsaskala
$1372
273 km or 169 mi Lamezia Terme
$1530
283 km or 176 mi Cosenza
$1017
294 km or 183 mi Catanzaro
$1324
297 km or 185 mi Nabeul
$418
300 km or 186 mi Amalfi
$1527
301 km or 187 mi La Marsa
$596
303 km or 188 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1347
309 km or 192 mi Salerno
$1430
312 km or 194 mi Naples
$1337
312 km or 194 mi Aryanah
$466
317 km or 197 mi Tunis
$514
321 km or 199 mi Bizerte
$355
321 km or 200 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1285
324 km or 201 mi Frattamaggiore
$1280
335 km or 208 mi Avellino
$1065
338 km or 210 mi Aversa
$1294
339 km or 210 mi Caserta
$1321
339 km or 210 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1298
344 km or 214 mi Crotone
$1307

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645