Palermo vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Palermo	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1211	$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2938	$7320
🏠 One person rent	$539	$2164
🏘️ Family rent	$917	$4039
🍽️ Food expenses	$434	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1406	$4523
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	19	89
😀 Quality of life	75	97
🏙️ Population	630K	5.87M

The cost of living in Palermo is 62% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4571st and 81st ($1211 vs $3168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 118th and 1st in Italy and Singapore, respectively. Check Italy vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Palermo compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Palermo ranked 46th best city to live in Italy vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 1004th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palermo vs Singapore City

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	Palermo	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.9	$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.35	$8.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$558	$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$869	$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.71%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2248	$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1066	$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.18	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.93	$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.96	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.69	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$74	$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.5	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$314	$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7103	$28407

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$604
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$745
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$752
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$699
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$630
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$585
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$518
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$571
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$687
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$499
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$729
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$579
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$950
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$670
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$420
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$441
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$459
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$530
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$671
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$669
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637