Palermo vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palermo Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1301
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3087
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$611
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1505
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
19
85
😀 Quality of life
78
83
🏙️ Population
630K
3.03M

The cost of living in Palermo is 29% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4489th and 5518th ($1301 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 4th 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 51st best city to live in Italy vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 1010th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Palermo Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.6
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.23
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$627
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$425
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$962
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.4
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4312
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1737
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.55
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.61
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.84
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.7
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10700
$19915

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140 km or 87 mi Niscemi
$1234
140 km or 87 mi Gela
$1161
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$1298
179 km or 111 mi Ragusa
$1271
192 km or 119 mi Messina
$1176
200 km or 124 mi Reggio Calabria
$1161
206 km or 128 mi Syracuse
$1232
246 km or 153 mi Vibo Valentia
$1341
258 km or 160 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
263 km or 163 mi Naxxar
$1666
264 km or 164 mi Mosta
$1579
265 km or 164 mi San Gwann
$1697
265 km or 165 mi Sliema
$1951
265 km or 165 mi Birkirkara
$1720
266 km or 165 mi Gzira
$1739
267 km or 166 mi Valletta
$1770
270 km or 168 mi Zabbar
$1577
272 km or 169 mi Marsaskala
$1471
273 km or 169 mi Lamezia Terme
$1425
283 km or 176 mi Cosenza
$1200
294 km or 183 mi Catanzaro
$1266
297 km or 185 mi Nabeul
$487
300 km or 186 mi Amalfi
$1689
301 km or 187 mi La Marsa
$607
303 km or 188 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1466
309 km or 192 mi Salerno
$1518
312 km or 194 mi Naples
$1605
312 km or 194 mi Aryanah
$529
317 km or 197 mi Tunis
$577
321 km or 199 mi Bizerte
$375
321 km or 200 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1389
324 km or 201 mi Frattamaggiore
$1381
335 km or 208 mi Avellino
$1217
338 km or 210 mi Aversa
$1191
339 km or 210 mi Caserta
$1291
339 km or 210 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1170
344 km or 214 mi Crotone
$1319

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Distance City Cost of living
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$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650