Barcelona vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Barcelona	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1887	$1211
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4219	$2938
🏠 One person rent	$1118	$539
🏘️ Family rent	$1805	$917
🍽️ Food expenses	$475	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2221	$1406
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	98	19
😀 Quality of life	88	75
🏙️ Population	1.66M	630K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 56% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 2198th and 4571st ($1887 vs $1211) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 118th in Spain and Italy, respectively. Check Spain vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Palermo ranked 46th in Italy, while ranked 238th and 1004th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Palermo

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	Barcelona	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$46.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.54	$5.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2081	$869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$680
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.6	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.48%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6469	$2248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4528	$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.1	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.2	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.07	$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$8.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.4	$74
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.7	$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11932	$7103

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1473
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1573
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1577
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1491
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1507
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1507
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1321
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1105
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1134
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1259
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1240
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1571
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1485
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1309
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1688
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1245
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1391
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1783
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1499
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1177
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1094
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1344
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1548
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1209
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1456
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1244
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1551
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1330
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1439
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1274
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2685
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1531
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1399
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1581

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1005
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1086
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1031
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1134
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$990
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1229
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1172
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1157
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1188
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1356
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1519
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1434
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1643
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1771
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1747
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1649
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1334
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1567
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1057
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1212
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$442
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1632
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$522
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1473
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1449
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$490
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$563
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$344
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1208
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1148
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1294
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1272