Palermo vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palermo	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1137	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2768	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$501	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$831	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$415	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1444	$4114
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	19	81
😀 Quality of life	75	91
🏙️ Population	630K	1.43M

The cost of living in Palermo is 44% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4672nd and 1745th ($1137 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 1531st in Italy and the United States, respectively. Check Italy vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Palermo compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Palermo ranked 49th best city to live in Italy vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 1060th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palermo vs San Antonio

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	Palermo	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.7	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.9	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.66	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$518	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.64	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.8	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.07	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.1	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9746	$16552

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133