Palermo vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palermo	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1137	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2768	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$501	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$831	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$415	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1444	$191
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	19	29
😀 Quality of life	75	36
🏙️ Population	630K	159K

The cost of living in Palermo is 35% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 4672nd and 6298th ($1137 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 2nd in Italy and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Italy vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Palermo compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Palermo ranked 49th best city to live in Italy vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 1060th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palermo vs Praia

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	Palermo	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.7	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.9	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.66	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$518	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.64	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.8	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.07	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.1	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9746	$2887

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491