Palermo vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palermo Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1137
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2768
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$501
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$831
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1444
$1684
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
19
95
😀 Quality of life
75
86
🏙️ Population
630K
2.6M

The cost of living in Palermo is 4% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4672nd and 4534th ($1137 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 1st in Italy and Taiwan, respectively. Check Italy vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Palermo compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Palermo ranked 49th best city to live in Italy vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 1060th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palermo vs Taipei

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Palermo Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.66
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.1
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.91
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$518
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.6
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$994
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.57
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.86
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.64
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.24
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.8
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.07
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.1
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$296
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9746
$19749

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$1325
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$1251
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$1072
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$1143
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$443
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$1521
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$549
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$1301
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$1380
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$1396
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$465
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$535
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$348
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$1231
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$1218
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$1074
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$1073
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$967
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$875
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$731
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$821
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$897
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$728
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$894
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$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
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$770
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$747
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$669
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$625
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$788
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$814
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$648
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$1155
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$644
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$956
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$627
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$681
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$823
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$726
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$688
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$671
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$1154
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$630
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$664
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$682
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$603
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$661
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$649
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$677
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$616
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