Palermo vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palermo	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1137	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2768	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$501	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$831	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$415	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1444	$2588
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	19	38
😀 Quality of life	75	86
🏙️ Population	630K	549K

The cost of living in Palermo is 31% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4672nd and 2883rd ($1137 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 110th in Italy and Canada, respectively. Check Italy vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Palermo compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Palermo ranked 49th best city to live in Italy vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 1060th and 310th 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	$10.7	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.9	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.66	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$518	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.64	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.8	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.07	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.1	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9746	$6012

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732