Los Angeles vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$1444
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	99	19
😀 Quality of life	93	75
🏙️ Population	3.9M	630K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 181% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 80th and 4672nd ($3196 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 122nd in the United States and Italy, respectively. Check the United States vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 58th and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Palermo

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	Los Angeles	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$9746

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

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