Palermo vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palermo	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1137	$2629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2768	$6215
🏠 One person rent	$501	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$831	$2656
🍽️ Food expenses	$415	$680
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1444	$4810
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	19	88
😀 Quality of life	75	90
🏙️ Population	630K	653K

The cost of living in Palermo is 57% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 4672nd and 603rd ($1137 vs $2629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 553rd 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 1.8 months in Portland. Palermo ranked 49th best city to live in Italy vs Portland ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 1060th and 157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palermo vs Portland

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	Palermo	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.7	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.9	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.66	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$7.4
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$518	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$1314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$2917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$3766
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$3.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.64	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$14.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.8	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.07	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.1	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$1788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9746	$16585

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741