London vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	London	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3662	$1176
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8238	$2880
🏠 One person rent	$2434	$507
🏘️ Family rent	$4002	$824
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$429
🚐 Transport expenses	$409	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4720	$1558
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	19
😀 Quality of life	97	65
🏙️ Population	8.8M	630K

The cost of living in London is 211% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 28th and 4806th ($3662 vs $1176) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 138th 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 1.3 months in London compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Palermo ranked 113th in Italy, while ranked 4th and 5211th 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	$22.6	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.8	$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.64	$4.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2743	$535
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2091	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4437	$863
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3517	$584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.79%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20829	$3187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9663	$1332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.01	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$9.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.8	$5.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.9	$7.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.4	$77.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2713	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$9264

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1110
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1176
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1123
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1210
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$1063
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1317
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1238
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1164
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1247
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1346
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1639
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1769
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1764
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$2127
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1769
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1852
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1824
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1750
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1596
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1410
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1230
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1243
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$519
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1685
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$592
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1505
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1570
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$547
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$633
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$391
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1201
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1217
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1346
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1362