Palermo vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palermo Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1211
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2938
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$539
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$434
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1406
$1368
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
19
84
😀 Quality of life
75
80
🏙️ Population
630K
3.03M

The cost of living in Palermo is 30% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4571st and 6052nd ($1211 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 118th and 5th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Palermo ranked 46th best city to live in Italy vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 1004th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palermo vs Taichung

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Palermo Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.9
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.35
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$558
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.71%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2248
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.97
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.69
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.5
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7103
$13638

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$1005
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$1086
91 km or 57 mi Agrigento
$1031
140 km or 87 mi Niscemi
$1134
140 km or 87 mi Gela
$990
166 km or 103 mi Catania
$1229
179 km or 111 mi Ragusa
$1172
192 km or 119 mi Messina
$1157
200 km or 124 mi Reggio Calabria
$1160
206 km or 128 mi Syracuse
$1188
246 km or 153 mi Vibo Valentia
$1356
258 km or 160 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1649
263 km or 163 mi Naxxar
$1519
264 km or 164 mi Mosta
$1434
265 km or 164 mi San Gwann
$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
312 km or 194 mi Naples
$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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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716