Columbus vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Columbus	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2252	$1211
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5500	$2938
🏠 One person rent	$1332	$539
🏘️ Family rent	$2531	$917
🍽️ Food expenses	$644	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4005	$1406
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	72	19
😀 Quality of life	88	75
🏙️ Population	906K	630K

The cost of living in Columbus is 86% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 1248th and 4571st ($2252 vs $1211) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 118th in the United States and Italy, respectively. Check the United States vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Palermo ranked 46th in Italy, while ranked 242nd and 1004th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Palermo

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	Columbus	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$46.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$5.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3082	$869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2051	$680
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$2248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3154	$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$8.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$74
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1235	$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15346	$7103

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829

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