Cost of Living in Palermo

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$1211
$2938
🛋️ Without rent
$672
$2021
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$539
$917
🍽️ Food
$434
$1147
🚐 Transport
$114
$317
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1406
😀 Quality of life
75
🏙️ Population
630K

The average cost of living in Palermo is $1211, which is close to the world's average cost of living, ranked 4571st out of 9294 in our global list, 118th out of 148 in Italy, and 2nd out of 10 in Sicily.

The median after-tax salary is $1406, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months. Ranked 1004th (TOP 11%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 46th best city to live in Italy, and 2nd most liveable city in Sicily. With an estimated population of 630K, Palermo is the 5th largest city in Italy.

✈️ Closest airport 4 km Palermo-Boccadifalco Airport
😷 Air quality Good 11.5 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 493 University of Palermo
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Prices in Palermo

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

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