Bucharest vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$474	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$1444
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	77	19
😀 Quality of life	79	75
🏙️ Population	1.72M	630K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 13% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 5565th and 4672nd ($988 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 122nd in Romania and Italy, respectively. Check Romania vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 645th and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Palermo

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	Bucharest	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$9746

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

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