Palermo vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palermo	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1137	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2768	$6395
🏠 One person rent	$501	$1516
🏘️ Family rent	$831	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$415	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1444	$4131
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	19	99
😀 Quality of life	75	90
🏙️ Population	630K	1.6M

The cost of living in Palermo is 56% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 4672nd and 664th ($1137 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 610th in Italy and the United States, respectively. Check Italy vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Palermo compared to 1.6 months in Philadelphia. Palermo ranked 49th best city to live in Italy vs Philadelphia ranked 28th in the United States, while ranked 1060th and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palermo vs Philadelphia

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	Palermo	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.7	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.9	$94.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.66	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$518	$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$1200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$3231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$3404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$2379
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$9.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$3.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.64	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$3.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.8	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.07	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.1	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$2066
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9746	$19774

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693