Palermo vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palermo	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1137	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2768	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$501	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$831	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$415	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1444	$6742
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	19	80
😀 Quality of life	75	91
🏙️ Population	630K	737K

The cost of living in Palermo is 62% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4672nd and 158th ($1137 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 140th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Palermo ranked 49th best city to live in Italy vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 1060th and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palermo vs Seattle

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	Palermo	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.7	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.9	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.66	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$518	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.64	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.8	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.07	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.1	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9746	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093