Dallas vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dallas	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2550	$1211
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5986	$2938
🏠 One person rent	$1562	$539
🏘️ Family rent	$2711	$917
🍽️ Food expenses	$635	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5410	$1406
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	92	19
😀 Quality of life	91	75
🏙️ Population	1.3M	630K

The cost of living in Dallas is 111% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 700th and 4571st ($2550 vs $1211) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 627th 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 2.1 months in Dallas compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. Dallas ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs Palermo ranked 46th in Italy, while ranked 113th and 1004th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Palermo

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	Dallas	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.5	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$46.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$5.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1643	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1280	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3063	$869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2267	$680
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4445	$2248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2304	$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.5	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.39	$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.72	$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.91	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$8.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.2	$74
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1291	$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$7103

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2243
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2159
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2188
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2061
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2282
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2236
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2122
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2085
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2202
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2330
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1869
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2506
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2022
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2096
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2135
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2103
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2102
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2100
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2153
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2111
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2299
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2189
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2609
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2411
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2602
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2127
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2103
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2105
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2284

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