Palermo vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palermo Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1150
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2781
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$511
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$876
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$417
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1381
$1361
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
19
84
😀 Quality of life
76
83
🏙️ Population
668K
3.03M

The cost of living in Palermo is 16% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4566th and 5356th ($1150 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 3rd in Italy and Taiwan, respectively. Check Italy vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Palermo compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Palermo ranked 33rd best city to live in Italy vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 799th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Palermo Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.3
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.83
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$844
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.67%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1030
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.01
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.24
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.2
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.9
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.7
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6883
$13893

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$979
89 km or 55 mi Marsala
$1050
91 km or 57 mi Agrigento
$983
140 km or 87 mi Niscemi
$1027
140 km or 87 mi Gela
$927
166 km or 103 mi Catania
$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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721