Brussels vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$1301
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$3087
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$611
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$966
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$458
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$1505
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	96	19
😀 Quality of life	91	78
🏙️ Population	196K	630K

The cost of living in Brussels is 56% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 1913th and 4489th ($2028 vs $1301) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 115th in Belgium and Italy, respectively. Check Belgium vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Palermo ranked 51st in Italy, while ranked 165th and 1010th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Palermo

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	Brussels	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.6	$12.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$627
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$425
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$4312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$1737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$8.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$76.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$83.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$10700

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818

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