Palermo vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Palermo	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1211	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2938	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$539	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$917	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$434	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1406	$801
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	19	91
😀 Quality of life	75	78
🏙️ Population	630K	6.26M

The cost of living in Palermo is 0.9% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4571st and 4604th ($1211 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 118th 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 0.7 months in Santiago. Palermo ranked 46th best city to live in Italy vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 1004th and 705th 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	$11.5	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.9	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.35	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$558	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$869	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.71%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2248	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1066	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.18	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.93	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.96	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.69	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$74	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.5	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$314	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7103	$7298

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Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1005
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1086
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1031
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1134
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$990
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1229
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1172
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1157
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1188
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1356
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1519
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1434
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1643
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1771
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1747
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1649
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1334
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1567
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1057
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1212
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$442
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1632
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$522
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1473
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1449
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$490
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$563
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$344
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1208
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1148
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1294
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1272

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$854
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$957
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$800
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$752
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$844
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$922
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$905
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$908
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1135
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$932
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$959
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$903
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$788
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$608
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$599
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$609
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$602
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$849
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$441
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$881
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$894
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$658
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$819
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$649
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$852
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$853
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$729
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$798
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$734
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$922
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$852
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$650
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$743
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$630
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$836
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$823
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$824
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$613
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$534