Antwerp vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Antwerp	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1818	$1301
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4384	$3087
🏠 One person rent	$909	$611
🏘️ Family rent	$1498	$966
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$458
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2918	$1505
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	87	19
😀 Quality of life	91	78
🏙️ Population	529K	630K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 40% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 2669th and 4489th ($1818 vs $1301) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 115th in Belgium and Italy, respectively. Check Belgium vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Palermo ranked 51st in Italy, while ranked 196th and 1010th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Palermo

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	Antwerp	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$12.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.6	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$627
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$702	$425
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1473	$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1205	$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.94%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4402	$4312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3153	$1737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$8.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$76.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$83.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$646	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21567	$10700

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1696
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1804
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1737
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1791
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1512
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1745
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1639
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1823
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1794
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1846
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$2028
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1729
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1867
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1931
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1845
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1742
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2374
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$2087
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1816
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1768
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1811
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1726
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1835
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$2025

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1046
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1141
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1085
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1234
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$1161
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1298
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1271
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1176
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1232
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1341
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$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
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$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
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1319