Palermo vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palermo	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1137	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2768	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$501	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$831	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$415	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1444	$5531
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	19	87
😀 Quality of life	75	91
🏙️ Population	630K	1.39M

The cost of living in Palermo is 67% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4672nd and 36th ($1137 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 32nd 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Palermo ranked 49th best city to live in Italy vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 1060th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palermo vs San Diego

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	Palermo	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.7	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.9	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.66	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$518	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.64	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.8	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.07	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.1	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9746	$28706

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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 Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759