Naples vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Naples	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1396	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3278	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$694	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$1182	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$434	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1270	$1444
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	77	19
😀 Quality of life	82	75
🏙️ Population	913K	630K

The cost of living in Naples is 23% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 3883rd and 4672nd ($1396 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 122nd in Italy.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Naples compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Ranked 8th vs 49th best cities to live in Italy, and 465th vs 1060th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naples vs Palermo

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	Naples	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.3	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.54	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.93	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$721	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1409	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$870	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.2	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5006	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2709	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.58	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.97	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.17	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.12	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.64	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.69	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.3	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.9	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.6	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5500	$9746

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Cities near Naples

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
12 km or 7.6 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
25 km or 15 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
27 km or 17 mi	Caserta	$1181
28 km or 17 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
28 km or 17 mi	Aversa	$1101
37 km or 23 mi	Amalfi	$1521
46 km or 29 mi	Salerno	$1380
46 km or 29 mi	Avellino	$1061
55 km or 34 mi	Benevento	$1165
88 km or 55 mi	Campobasso	$955
98 km or 61 mi	Terracina	$1340
117 km or 72 mi	Frosinone	$1046
129 km or 80 mi	Foggia	$1161
132 km or 82 mi	Potenza	$1229
133 km or 83 mi	Latina	$1250
144 km or 90 mi	Colleferro	$1270
146 km or 91 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
150 km or 93 mi	Avezzano	$1058
152 km or 94 mi	Anzio	$1289
157 km or 98 mi	San Giovanni Rotondo	$1221
169 km or 105 mi	Chieti	$1294
170 km or 106 mi	Frascati	$1562
178 km or 111 mi	Andria	$1228
179 km or 111 mi	Barletta	$1070
181 km or 113 mi	Pescara	$1312
184 km or 114 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
188 km or 117 mi	Trani	$1301
189 km or 117 mi	Rome	$1718
191 km or 119 mi	Vatican City	$964
199 km or 124 mi	Matera	$1134
201 km or 125 mi	Molfetta	$1264
208 km or 129 mi	Teramo	$1171
210 km or 130 mi	Rieti	$1224
220 km or 137 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
222 km or 138 mi	Bari	$1337
232 km or 144 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
234 km or 145 mi	Terni	$1004
241 km or 150 mi	Cosenza	$1072
248 km or 154 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543

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