Palermo vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Palermo	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1301	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3087	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$611	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1505	$844
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	19	91
😀 Quality of life	78	81
🏙️ Population	630K	6.26M

The cost of living in Palermo is 17% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4489th and 4939th ($1301 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 1st in Italy and Chile, respectively. Check Italy vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Palermo compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Palermo ranked 51st best city to live in Italy vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 1010th and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palermo vs Santiago

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	Palermo	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.6	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.23	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$627	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$425	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$962	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$705	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.4	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4312	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1737	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.55	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.61	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.8	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.84	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.7	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.9	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10700	$9190

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Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1046
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1141
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1085
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1234
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$1161
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1298
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1271
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1176
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1232
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1341
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1666
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1579
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1697
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1951
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1739
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1770
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1577
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1425
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1200
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1266
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$487
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1689
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$607
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1518
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1605
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$529
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$577
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$375
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1217
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1191
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1291
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1319

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$768
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$874
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$760
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$714
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$780
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$849
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$845
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1065
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$908
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$911
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$752
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$877
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$897
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$877
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$838
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$821
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$639
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$806
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$848
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$578
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$724
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$666
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$829
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$833
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$756
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$746
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$657
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$874
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$801
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$750
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$840
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$752
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$800
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$798
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$571
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$827