Munich vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2499
$1308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5815
$3151
🏠 One person rent
$1483
$594
🏘️ Family rent
$2594
$962
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$479
🚐 Transport expenses
$248
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4507
$1554
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
90
19
😀 Quality of life
94
77
🏙️ Population
1.51M
630K

The cost of living in Munich is 91% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 889th and 4556th ($2499 vs $1308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 121st in Germany and Italy, respectively. Check Germany vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Munich compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Palermo ranked 55th in Italy, while ranked 38th and 1102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Palermo

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Munich Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$50.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$5.61
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.86
$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1499
$630
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1182
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2689
$1025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2147
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$295
$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12913
$3707
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8949
$1480
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.84
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.5
$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.71
$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$6.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.8
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.5
$79.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$86.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1039
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16629
$10956

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2008
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1954
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1994
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1967
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1943
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1925
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1918
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1771
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1877
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1806
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1790
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1890
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1827
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1864
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1316
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1853
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1840
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1983
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1881
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1785
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1707
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1877
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1819
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1707
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1766
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1867
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1635
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2117
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1638
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1735
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1904
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1726
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1724
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1759
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1698
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1693
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1699
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2009
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1748

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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