Los Angeles vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$1301
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$3087
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$611
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$966
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$458
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$1505
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	99	19
😀 Quality of life	94	78
🏙️ Population	3.9M	630K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 158% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 65th and 4489th ($3361 vs $1301) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 115th 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Palermo ranked 51st in Italy, while ranked 74th and 1010th 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	$22.6	$12.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$627
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$425
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$4312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$1737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$8.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$76.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$83.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$10700

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1046
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1141
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1085
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1234
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$1161
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1298
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1271
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1176
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1232
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1341
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1666
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1579
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1697
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1951
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1739
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1770
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1577
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1425
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1200
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1266
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$487
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1689
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$607
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1518
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1605
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$529
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$577
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$375
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1217
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1191
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1291
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1319