Lisbon vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$1444
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	93	19
😀 Quality of life	82	75
🏙️ Population	546K	630K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 50% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 2671st and 4672nd ($1705 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 122nd in Portugal and Italy, respectively. Check Portugal vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 475th and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Palermo

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	Lisbon	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.1	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$9746

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112

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