Palermo vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Palermo	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1150	$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2781	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$511	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$876	$603
🍽️ Food expenses	$417	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1381	$626
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	19	54
😀 Quality of life	76	43
🏙️ Population	668K	1.66M

The cost of living in Palermo is 51% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 4566th and 6515th ($1150 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 31st in Italy and Brazil, respectively. Check Italy vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Palermo compared to 0.8 months in Recife. Palermo ranked 33rd best city to live in Italy vs Recife ranked 42nd in Brazil, while ranked 799th and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palermo vs Recife

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	Palermo	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.83	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$530	$431
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$345	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$844	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.67%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1691	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1030	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$5.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.24	$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.9	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.7	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$222	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6883	$19214

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Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$979
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1050
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$983
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1027
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$927
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1163
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1120
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1122
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$936
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1103
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1329
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1583
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1469
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1338
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1608
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1670
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1708
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1657
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1278
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1372
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1530
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1017
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1324
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$418
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1527
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$596
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1347
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1430
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1337
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$466
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$514
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$355
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1285
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1280
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1065
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1294
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1321
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1298
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1307

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$659
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$636
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$466
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$657
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$614
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$670
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$504
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$539
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$612
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$651
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$610
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$598
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$609
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$593
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$611
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$462
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$634
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$567
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$606
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$576
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$596
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$600
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$611
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$619
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$598
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$619
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$635
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$814
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$436
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$444
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$745
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$618
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$525