Palermo vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palermo	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1137	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2768	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$501	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$831	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$415	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1444	$1842
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	19	92
😀 Quality of life	75	86
🏙️ Population	630K	2.75M

The cost of living in Palermo is 34% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4672nd and 2624th ($1137 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 2nd in Italy.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Palermo compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Ranked 49th vs 1st best cities to live in Italy, and 1060th vs 337th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palermo vs Rome

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	Palermo	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.7	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.9	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.66	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$518	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.64	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.8	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.07	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.1	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9746	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201