Palermo vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palermo	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1137	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2768	$1737
🏠 One person rent	$501	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$831	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$415	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1444	$374
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	19	56
😀 Quality of life	75	57
🏙️ Population	630K	2.42M

The cost of living in Palermo is 61% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 4672nd and 6861st ($1137 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 25th 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 0.5 months in Salvador. Palermo ranked 49th best city to live in Italy vs Salvador ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 1060th and 5641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palermo vs Salvador

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	Palermo	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.7	$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.9	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.66	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$518	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.64	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.8	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.07	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.1	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9746	$10392

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$565
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$564
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$538
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$540
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$530
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$490
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$444
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$565
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$527
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$510
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$512
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$560
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$522
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$567
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$517
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$591
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$428
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$531
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$667
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$531
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$610
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$572
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$547
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$547
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$534
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$503
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$548
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$529
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$545
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$554
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677