London vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$1308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$3151
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$594
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$962
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$479
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$1554
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	19
😀 Quality of life	96	77
🏙️ Population	8.8M	630K

The cost of living in London is 186% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 20th and 4556th ($3740 vs $1308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 121st in the United Kingdom and Italy, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in London compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Palermo ranked 55th in Italy, while ranked 12th and 1102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Palermo

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	London	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$50.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$630
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$1025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$3707
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$1480
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$6.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$79.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$86.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$10956

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1077
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1185
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1101
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1224
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$1101
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1318
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1342
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1235
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1279
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1373
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1688
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1739
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$2130
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1857
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1810
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1715
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1452
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1245
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1268
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$513
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1718
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$606
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1537
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1615
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$537
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$620
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$388
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1233
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1227
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1332
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1342