Moscow vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Moscow	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1585	$1308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3752	$3151
🏠 One person rent	$959	$594
🏘️ Family rent	$1694	$962
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$479
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1020	$1554
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	96	19
😀 Quality of life	72	77
🏙️ Population	13.3M	630K

The cost of living in Moscow is 21% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 3728th and 4556th ($1585 vs $1308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 121st in Russia and Italy, respectively. Check Russia vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Palermo ranked 55th in Italy, while ranked 3206th and 1102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Palermo

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	Moscow	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$50.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.58	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.56	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$630
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$719	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2372	$1025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1313	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.13	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.19%	4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10959	$3707
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4560	$1480
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.57	$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$6.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.9	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$79.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.44	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$86.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$146	$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$735	$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17546	$10956

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$978
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$891
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$957
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$959
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$950
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$726
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$637
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$777
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$905
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$732
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$738
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$695
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$738
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$757
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$696
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$686
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$589
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$597
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$578
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$940
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$595
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$680
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$682
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$724
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$335
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$567
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$505
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$622
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$773
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$585
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$545
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$516
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$757
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$791

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