Palermo vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palermo	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1137	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2768	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$501	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$831	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$415	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1444	$1303
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	19	61
😀 Quality of life	75	79
🏙️ Population	630K	605K

The cost of living in Palermo is 2% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4672nd and 4764th ($1137 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 2nd in Italy and Latvia, respectively. Check Italy vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Palermo compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Palermo ranked 49th best city to live in Italy vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 1060th and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palermo vs Riga

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	Palermo	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.7	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.9	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.66	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$518	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.64	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.8	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.07	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.1	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9746	$13840

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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 Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220