Palermo vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palermo Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1301
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3087
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$611
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1505
$1051
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
19
93
😀 Quality of life
78
84
🏙️ Population
630K
2.33M

The cost of living in Palermo is 38% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4489th and 5995th ($1301 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 7th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Palermo ranked 51st best city to live in Italy vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 1010th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Palermo Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.6
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.23
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$627
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$425
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$962
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.4
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4312
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1737
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.55
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.61
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.84
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.7
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10700
$14970

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$1271
192 km or 119 mi Messina
$1176
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$1232
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$1341
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$1521
263 km or 163 mi Naxxar
$1666
264 km or 164 mi Mosta
$1579
265 km or 164 mi San Gwann
$1697
265 km or 165 mi Sliema
$1951
265 km or 165 mi Birkirkara
$1720
266 km or 165 mi Gzira
$1739
267 km or 166 mi Valletta
$1770
270 km or 168 mi Zabbar
$1577
272 km or 169 mi Marsaskala
$1471
273 km or 169 mi Lamezia Terme
$1425
283 km or 176 mi Cosenza
$1200
294 km or 183 mi Catanzaro
$1266
297 km or 185 mi Nabeul
$487
300 km or 186 mi Amalfi
$1689
301 km or 187 mi La Marsa
$607
303 km or 188 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1466
309 km or 192 mi Salerno
$1518
312 km or 194 mi Naples
$1605
312 km or 194 mi Aryanah
$529
317 km or 197 mi Tunis
$577
321 km or 199 mi Bizerte
$375
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$1389
324 km or 201 mi Frattamaggiore
$1381
335 km or 208 mi Avellino
$1217
338 km or 210 mi Aversa
$1191
339 km or 210 mi Caserta
$1291
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$1170
344 km or 214 mi Crotone
$1319

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$868
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$993
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$1135
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$1313
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$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
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$628
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$1002
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$621
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$615
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$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
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$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
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$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
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$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
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$586
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$672
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$604
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$451