Amsterdam vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$1444
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	95	19
😀 Quality of life	95	75
🏙️ Population	921K	630K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 146% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 331st and 4672nd ($2791 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 122nd in the Netherlands and Italy, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 29th and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Palermo

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	Amsterdam	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$9746

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$938
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1019
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$971
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1161
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1106
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1130
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1098
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1486
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1346
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1555
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1624
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1583
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1415
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1072
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$443
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1521
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1380
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1396
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$465
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$535
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$348
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1061
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1101
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1181
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1159