New York City vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New York City	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4051	$1211
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8925	$2938
🏠 One person rent	$2620	$539
🏘️ Family rent	$4454	$917
🍽️ Food expenses	$807	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$399	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5777	$1406
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	19
😀 Quality of life	97	75
🏙️ Population	8.8M	630K

The cost of living in New York City is 235% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 5th and 4571st ($4051 vs $1211) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 118th 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 1.4 months in New York City compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Palermo ranked 46th in Italy, while ranked 13th and 1004th 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	$24.7	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$46.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.78	$5.35
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2702	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2361	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5005	$869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3996	$680
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.3	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$19111	$2248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3215	$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.43	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.1	$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.97	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$144	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.8	$8.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$74
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1717	$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20585	$7103

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1005
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1086
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1031
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1134
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$990
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1229
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1172
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1157
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1188
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1356
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1519
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1434
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1643
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1771
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1747
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1649
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1334
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1567
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1057
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1212
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$442
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1632
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$522
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1473
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1449
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$490
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$563
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$344
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1208
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1148
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1294
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1272