Izmir vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Izmir	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$437	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$792	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$1444
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	68	19
😀 Quality of life	68	75
🏙️ Population	2.95M	630K

The cost of living in Izmir is 20% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 5990th and 4672nd ($909 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 122nd in Turkey and Italy, respectively. Check Turkey vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 3369th and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Palermo

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	Izmir	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.23	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.03%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1020	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.07	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.36	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.9	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.6	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$409	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9671	$9746

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$638
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$675
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$764
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$681
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1099
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$677
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$934
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$679
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$643
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$707
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$1038
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$773
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$477
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1838
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$629
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$1049
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$690
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$679
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1070
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$743
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$843
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1659
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$568
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$708
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$554
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$661
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1265
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1437
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1272
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1159
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1082
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258

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