Palermo vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Palermo	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1301	$2584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3087	$5778
🏠 One person rent	$611	$1504
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$2234
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$732
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1505	$4329
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	19	100
😀 Quality of life	78	93
🏙️ Population	630K	1.6M

The cost of living in Palermo is 50% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 4489th and 744th ($1301 vs $2584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 660th 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 1.2 months in Palermo compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Palermo ranked 51st best city to live in Italy vs Philadelphia ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 1010th and 95th 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	$12.6	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.6	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.23	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$627	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$425	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$962	$2401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$705	$1807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.4	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4312	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1737	$2372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$4.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$8.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$3.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.55	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.61	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.8	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.84	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.7	$85.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.9	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$2021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10700	$15283

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Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1046
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1141
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1085
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1234
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$1161
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1298
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1271
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1176
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1232
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1341
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1666
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1579
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1697
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1951
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1739
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1770
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1577
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1425
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1200
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1266
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$487
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1689
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$607
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1518
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1605
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$529
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$577
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$375
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1217
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1191
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1291
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1319

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2603
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2578
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2603
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2476
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2568
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2594
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2358
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2620
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2610
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2737
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2267
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2676
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2671
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2355
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2741
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2533
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2121
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2608
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3102
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2524
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2797
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2846
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2883
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2770
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2880
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2278
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2948
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2239
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2737
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2886