Copenhagen vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$1444
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	93	19
😀 Quality of life	97	75
🏙️ Population	644K	630K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 105% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 1085th and 4672nd ($2333 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 122nd in Denmark and Italy, respectively. Check Denmark vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 10th and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Palermo

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	Copenhagen	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$9746

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

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