Palermo vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palermo	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1137	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2768	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$501	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$831	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$415	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1444	$4749
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	19	82
😀 Quality of life	75	88
🏙️ Population	630K	468K

The cost of living in Palermo is 52% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4672nd and 972nd ($1137 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 892nd 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 2 months in Raleigh. Palermo ranked 49th best city to live in Italy vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 1060th and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palermo vs Raleigh

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	Palermo	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.7	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.9	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.66	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$518	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.64	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.8	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.07	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.1	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9746	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682