Palermo vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palermo	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1137	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2768	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$501	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$831	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$415	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1444	$3146
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	19	99
😀 Quality of life	75	95
🏙️ Population	630K	2.15M

The cost of living in Palermo is 50% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4672nd and 1222nd ($1137 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 1st in Italy and France, respectively. Check Italy vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Palermo compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Palermo ranked 49th best city to live in Italy vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 1060th and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palermo vs Paris

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	Palermo	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.7	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.9	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.66	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$518	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.64	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.8	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.07	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.1	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9746	$16193

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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

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293