Moscow vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Moscow	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1021	$1150
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$2781
🏠 One person rent	$542	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$1116	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$417
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.6	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1208	$1381
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	96	19
😀 Quality of life	73	76
🏙️ Population	12.5M	668K

The cost of living in Moscow is 11% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 5167th and 4566th ($1021 vs $1150) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 114th in Russia and Italy, respectively. Check Russia vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Palermo ranked 33rd in Italy, while ranked 1608th and 799th 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	$8.33	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.41	$4.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$697	$530
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$345
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1545	$844
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$883	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.9	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.8	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.03	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.78%	4.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5342	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3004	$1030
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.59	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.6	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.52	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.49	$6.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.45	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.4	$71.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.72	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10868	$6883

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$658
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$732
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$656
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$587
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$653
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$525
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$629
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$597
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$490
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$573
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$526
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$597
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$488
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$496
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$497
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$612
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$488
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$466
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$423
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$541
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$437
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$401
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$427
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$596
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$455
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$462
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$420
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$299
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$694
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$446
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$419
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$472
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$414
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$542
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$406
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$425
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$439
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$517

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$979
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1050
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$983
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1027
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$927
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1163
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1120
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1122
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$936
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1103
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1329
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1583
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1469
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1338
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1608
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1670
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1708
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1657
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1278
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1372
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1530
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1017
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1324
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$418
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1527
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$596
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1347
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1430
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1337
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$466
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$514
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$355
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1285
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1280
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1065
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1294
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1321
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1298
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1307