Berlin vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$1444
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	19
😀 Quality of life	95	75
🏙️ Population	3.78M	630K

The cost of living in Berlin is 78% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 1762nd and 4672nd ($2027 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 122nd in Germany and Italy, respectively. Check Germany vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 21st and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Palermo

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	Berlin	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$9746

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

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