Palermo vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Palermo	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1308	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3151	$2104
🏠 One person rent	$594	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$962	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$479	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1554	$378
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	19	57
😀 Quality of life	77	62
🏙️ Population	630K	2.42M

The cost of living in Palermo is 52% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 4556th and 6516th ($1308 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st and 12th 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 0.4 months in Salvador. Palermo ranked 55th best city to live in Italy vs Salvador ranked 18th in Brazil, while ranked 1102nd and 5693rd 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	$14.7	$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$7.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1025	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$678	$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$74.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.3%	10.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3707	$1920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1480	$1029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.71	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$50.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.1	$9.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.31	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$6.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.73	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.14	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.4	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.21	$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.5	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$8.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.7	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.9	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$403	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10956	$14902

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Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1077
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1185
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1101
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1224
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$1101
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1318
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1342
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1235
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1279
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1373
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1688
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1739
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$2130
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1857
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1810
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1715
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1452
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1245
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1268
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$513
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1718
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$606
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1537
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1615
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$537
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$620
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$388
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1233
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1227
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1332
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1342

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$667
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$676
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$568
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$607
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$645
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$548
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$492
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$651
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$589
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$628
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$614
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$595
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$648
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$488
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$608
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$611
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$726
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$602
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$677
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$687
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$611
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$628
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$609
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$579
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$615
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$598
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$611
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$626
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743