New York City vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$1176
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$2880
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$507
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$824
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$429
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$1558
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	19
😀 Quality of life	95	65
🏙️ Population	8.8M	630K

The cost of living in New York City is 257% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 4th and 4806th ($4202 vs $1176) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 138th in the United States and Italy, respectively. Check the United States vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in New York City compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Palermo ranked 113th in Italy, while ranked 15th and 5211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Palermo

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	New York City	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$4.79
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$535
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$863
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$3187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$1332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$9.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$5.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$7.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$77.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$9264

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1110
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1176
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1123
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1210
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$1063
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1317
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1238
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1164
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1247
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1346
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1639
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1769
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1764
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$2127
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1769
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1852
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1824
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1750
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1596
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1410
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1230
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1243
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$519
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1685
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$592
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1505
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1570
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$547
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$633
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$391
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1201
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1217
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1346
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1362