Athens vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Athens	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1272	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3097	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$616	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$1082	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$450	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1094	$1444
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	90	19
😀 Quality of life	78	75
🏙️ Population	643K	630K

The cost of living in Athens is 12% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 4281st and 4672nd ($1272 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 122nd in Greece and Italy, respectively. Check Greece vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 656th and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Palermo

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	Athens	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.1	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.4	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$583	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$455	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1040	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$850	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3265	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.01	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.39	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$456	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9915	$9746

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1159
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1082
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1045
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1054
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1437
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1265
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1296
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$957
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1022
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$967
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$980
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$955
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$990
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$836
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1838
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$981
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1011
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1033
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$900
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1099
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1030
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1012
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1659
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1015
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$934
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$973
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1131
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1052
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$909
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$943
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$930
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$764
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1027
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1150

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