Palermo vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Palermo	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1308	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3151	$2219
🏠 One person rent	$594	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$962	$783
🍽️ Food expenses	$479	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1554	$215
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	19	19
😀 Quality of life	77	41
🏙️ Population	630K	159K

The cost of living in Palermo is 34% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 4556th and 5816th ($1308 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st 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 1.2 months in Palermo compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Palermo ranked 55th best city to live in Italy vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 1102nd and 7752nd 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	$14.7	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$3.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1025	$784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$678	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.3%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3707	$1324
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1480	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.71	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.1	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.31	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.73	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.14	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.4	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.21	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.5	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.7	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.9	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$403	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10956	$3260

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Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1077
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1185
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1101
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1224
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$1101
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1318
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1342
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1235
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1279
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1373
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1688
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1739
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$2130
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1857
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1810
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1715
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1452
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1245
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1268
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$513
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1718
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$606
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1537
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1615
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$537
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$620
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$388
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1233
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1227
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1332
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1342

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$977
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$1014
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1320
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1229
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1236
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$537
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$605
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$518
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1176
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1145
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1178
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$659
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$878
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1127
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$852
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$990
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1058
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$993
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1323
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1016
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1257
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1257
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1001
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$535
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$503
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$635
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$507