Palermo vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Palermo	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1308	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3151	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$594	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$962	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$479	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1554	$881
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	19	92
😀 Quality of life	77	80
🏙️ Population	630K	6.26M

The cost of living in Palermo is 10% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4556th and 4795th ($1308 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st 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 55th best city to live in Italy vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 1102nd and 688th 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	$14.7	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1025	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$678	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.3%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3707	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1480	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.71	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.1	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.31	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.73	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.14	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.4	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.21	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.5	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.7	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.9	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$403	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10956	$10578

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Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1077
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1185
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1101
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1224
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$1101
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1318
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1342
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1235
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1279
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1373
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1688
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1739
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$2130
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1857
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1810
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1715
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1452
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1245
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1268
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$513
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1718
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$606
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1537
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1615
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$537
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$620
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$388
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1233
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1227
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1332
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1342

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$848
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$966
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$840
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$790
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$879
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$930
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$941
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$943
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1180
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$974
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$987
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$1008
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$826
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$895
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$907
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$893
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$860
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$921
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$642
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$900
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$935
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$589
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$804
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$740
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$915
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$929
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$764
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$830
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$747
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$973
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$897
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$759
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$887
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$938
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$768
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$893
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$916
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$891
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$577
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$849