Palermo vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palermo Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1308
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3151
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$594
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$962
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1554
$1446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
19
73
😀 Quality of life
77
72
🏙️ Population
630K
1.85M

The cost of living in Palermo is 44% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4556th and 6264th ($1308 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Palermo ranked 55th best city to live in Italy vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 1102nd and 2963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palermo vs Tainan

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Palermo Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.7
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.4
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.35
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1025
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.3%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3707
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1480
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.71
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.1
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.31
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.14
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.21
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.5
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$403
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10956
$5587

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$1101
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$1224
140 km or 87 mi Gela
$1101
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$1318
179 km or 111 mi Ragusa
$1342
192 km or 119 mi Messina
$1235
200 km or 124 mi Reggio Calabria
$1198
206 km or 128 mi Syracuse
$1279
246 km or 153 mi Vibo Valentia
$1373
258 km or 160 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1568
263 km or 163 mi Naxxar
$1688
264 km or 164 mi Mosta
$1739
265 km or 164 mi San Gwann
$1749
265 km or 165 mi Sliema
$2130
265 km or 165 mi Birkirkara
$1783
266 km or 165 mi Gzira
$1857
267 km or 166 mi Valletta
$1810
270 km or 168 mi Zabbar
$1715
272 km or 169 mi Marsaskala
$1512
273 km or 169 mi Lamezia Terme
$1452
283 km or 176 mi Cosenza
$1245
294 km or 183 mi Catanzaro
$1268
297 km or 185 mi Nabeul
$513
300 km or 186 mi Amalfi
$1718
301 km or 187 mi La Marsa
$606
303 km or 188 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1505
309 km or 192 mi Salerno
$1537
312 km or 194 mi Naples
$1615
312 km or 194 mi Aryanah
$537
317 km or 197 mi Tunis
$620
321 km or 199 mi Bizerte
$388
321 km or 200 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1431
324 km or 201 mi Frattamaggiore
$1426
335 km or 208 mi Avellino
$1233
338 km or 210 mi Aversa
$1227
339 km or 210 mi Caserta
$1332
339 km or 210 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1203
344 km or 214 mi Crotone
$1342

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697