Dubai vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dubai	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2379	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5357	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$1601	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$2918	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$1444
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	65	19
😀 Quality of life	87	75
🏙️ Population	3.33M	630K

The cost of living in Dubai is 109% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 989th and 4672nd ($2379 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 122nd in the United Arab Emirates and Italy, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 288th and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Palermo

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	Dubai	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$6.1	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1909	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3782	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$91.5	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3507	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.2	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.2	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$903	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13241	$9746

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1494
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2240
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1239
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1844
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$967
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$780
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1779
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1709
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$547
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$548
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$518
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$514
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1280
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1223
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1243
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$515
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$1068
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$585
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1056
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$589
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$897
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$605
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$464
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$901
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$546
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$529
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$829
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$573
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$536

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