Palermo vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Palermo	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1211	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2938	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$539	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$917	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$434	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1406	$2544
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	19	39
😀 Quality of life	75	86
🏙️ Population	630K	549K

The cost of living in Palermo is 32% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4571st and 2544th ($1211 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 118th and 95th in Italy and Canada, respectively. Check Italy vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Palermo compared to 1.4 months in Quebec City. Palermo ranked 46th best city to live in Italy vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 1004th and 316th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palermo vs Quebec City

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	Palermo	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.9	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.35	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$558	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$869	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.71%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2248	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1066	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.18	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.93	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.96	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.69	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$74	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.5	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$314	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7103	$6253

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Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1005
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1086
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1031
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1134
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$990
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1229
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1172
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1157
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1188
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1356
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1519
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1434
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1643
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1771
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1747
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1649
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1334
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1567
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1057
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1212
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$442
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1632
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$522
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1473
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1449
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$490
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$563
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$344
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1208
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1148
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1294
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1272

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751