Palermo vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palermo	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1137	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2768	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$501	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$831	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$415	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1444	$3655
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	19	93
😀 Quality of life	75	98
🏙️ Population	630K	2.14M

The cost of living in Palermo is 45% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 4672nd and 1654th ($1137 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 7th in Italy and Australia, respectively. Check Italy vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Palermo compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Palermo ranked 49th best city to live in Italy vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 1060th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palermo vs Perth

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	Palermo	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.7	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.9	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.66	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$518	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.64	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.8	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.07	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.1	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9746	$11252

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645