Palermo vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palermo Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1211
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2938
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$539
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$434
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1406
$1044
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
19
70
😀 Quality of life
75
67
🏙️ Population
630K
12.7M

The cost of living in Palermo is 19% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4571st and 5553rd ($1211 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 118th and 9th 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 1 months in Suzhou. Palermo ranked 46th best city to live in Italy vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 1004th and 3798th 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
$11.5
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.9
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.35
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$558
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.71%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2248
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.97
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.69
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.5
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7103
$26560

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192 km or 119 mi Messina
$1157
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$1160
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$1188
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$1356
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$1649
263 km or 163 mi Naxxar
$1519
264 km or 164 mi Mosta
$1434
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$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
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$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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$749
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$718
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$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
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$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
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$674
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$698
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$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
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$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
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$612
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$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645