Izmir vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Izmir	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$1211
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2222	$2938
🏠 One person rent	$431	$539
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$917
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.6	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$706	$1406
😷 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 26% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 6157th and 4571st ($892 vs $1211) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 118th in Turkey and Italy, respectively. Check Turkey vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Izmir compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Palermo ranked 46th in Italy, while ranked 3155th and 1004th 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	$8.74	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.2	$46.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$5.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$911	$869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$680
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	29.09%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1878	$2248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1054	$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.7	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.05	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.8	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.91	$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.39	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.13	$8.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$74
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9132	$7103

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$612
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$652
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$743
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$663
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1198
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$657
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$638
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$899
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$642
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$600
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$584
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$868
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$741
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$508
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1956
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$648
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$1077
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$668
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$655
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1095
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$789
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$876
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1769
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$700
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$690
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$553
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$705
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$999
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1459
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1278
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1262
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1399
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1528
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1399
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1366
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1258
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1257
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1228
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1346

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