Madrid vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$1444
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	98	19
😀 Quality of life	90	75
🏙️ Population	3.42M	630K

The cost of living in Madrid is 57% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 2443rd and 4672nd ($1781 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 122nd in Spain and Italy, respectively. Check Spain vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 151st and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Palermo

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	Madrid	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$9746

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522

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