Antwerp vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antwerp	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1640	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3817	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$832	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$1320	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2545	$1444
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	87	19
😀 Quality of life	89	75
🏙️ Population	529K	630K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 44% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 2896th and 4672nd ($1640 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 122nd 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 1.3 months in Palermo. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 203rd and 1060th 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	$18.3	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1346	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.38%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4167	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3351	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.1	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.83	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12170	$9746

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1530
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1613
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1523
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1541
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1556
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1318
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1421
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1599
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1362
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1663
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$1816
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1542
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1683
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1692
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1685
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1486
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2001
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$1739
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1618
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1560
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1559
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1515
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1626
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1788

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