Palermo vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palermo Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1211
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2938
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$539
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$434
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1406
$1275
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
19
74
😀 Quality of life
75
80
🏙️ Population
630K
1.87M

The cost of living in Palermo is 44% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4571st and 6292nd ($1211 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 118th and 9th 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 Tainan. Palermo ranked 46th best city to live in Italy vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 1004th and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Palermo Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.9
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.35
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$558
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.71%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2248
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.97
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.69
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.5
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7103
$18526

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$1134
140 km or 87 mi Gela
$990
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$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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$932
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$707
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$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719