Palermo vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palermo	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1137	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2768	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$501	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$831	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$415	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1444	$372
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	19	95
😀 Quality of life	75	62
🏙️ Population	630K	6.21M

The cost of living in Palermo is 24% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 4672nd and 5954th ($1137 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 2nd in Italy and Brazil, respectively. Check Italy vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Palermo compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Palermo ranked 49th best city to live in Italy vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 1060th and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palermo vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Palermo	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.7	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.9	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.66	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$518	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.64	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.8	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.07	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.1	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9746	$10819

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562