Palermo vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palermo Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1211
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2938
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$539
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$434
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1406
$1789
😷 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 5% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4571st and 4715th ($1211 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 118th and 1st in Italy and Taiwan, respectively. Check Italy vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Palermo compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Palermo ranked 46th best city to live in Italy vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 1004th and 311th 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
$11.5
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.9
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.35
$2.59
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$558
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.71%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2248
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$8.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.97
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.69
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.5
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7103
$18424

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192 km or 119 mi Messina
$1157
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$1160
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$1188
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$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
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$1148
344 km or 214 mi Crotone
$1272

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9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
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$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
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$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
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$702
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$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
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$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605