Palermo vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Palermo	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1176	$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2880	$1290
🏠 One person rent	$507	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$824	$361
🍽️ Food expenses	$429	$162
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$22.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1558	$205
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	19	47
😀 Quality of life	65	41
🏙️ Population	630K	1.57M

The cost of living in Palermo is 133% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 4806th and 8645th ($1176 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 138th and 48th in Italy and Iran, respectively. Check Italy vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Palermo compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Palermo ranked 113th best city to live in Italy vs Shiraz ranked 30th in Iran, while ranked 5211th and 7725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palermo vs Shiraz

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	Palermo	Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$0.93
☕ Cappuccino	$2.08	$0.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$535	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$584	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$15.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$24.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.9	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	23.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$1062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1332	$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.3	$3.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.9	$2.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$2.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.97	$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$6.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.07	$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.85	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.94	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.1	$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9264	$2115

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Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1110
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1176
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1123
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1210
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$1063
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1317
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1238
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1164
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1247
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1346
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1639
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1769
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1764
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$2127
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1769
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1852
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1824
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1750
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1596
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1410
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1230
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1243
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$519
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1685
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$592
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1505
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1570
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$547
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$633
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$391
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1201
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1217
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1346
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1362

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$485
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$471
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$497
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$457
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$459
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$494
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$454
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$469
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$451
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$521
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$517
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$488
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$454
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$452
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$466
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$459
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$778
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$703
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$487
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$917
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$522
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$548
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1340
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1059
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1218
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1062
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$965
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$700
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$496
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$2015
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$861
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$694