Palermo vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palermo	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1137	$858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2768	$1884
🏠 One person rent	$501	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$831	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$415	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1444	$689
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	19	23
😀 Quality of life	75	56
🏙️ Population	630K	1.37M

The cost of living in Palermo is 33% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 4672nd and 6234th ($1137 vs $858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 10th in Italy and Turkey, respectively. Check Italy vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Palermo compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Palermo ranked 49th best city to live in Italy vs Samsun ranked 13th in Turkey, while ranked 1060th and 5708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palermo vs Samsun

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	Palermo	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.7	$5.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.9	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.66	$8.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$518	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	39.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$4101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$2714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$5.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.64	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.8	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.07	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.1	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$4.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9746	$7315

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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 Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$665
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$578
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$587
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$653
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$612
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$593
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$495
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$948
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$723
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$650
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$617
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$652
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$663
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$655
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$672
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$645
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$663
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$627
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$621
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$698
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$959
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$710
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$607
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$661
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$544
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$846
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$406
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$492
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$699
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$617
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$691
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$616
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$664
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$644
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$760
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$683