Palermo vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palermo	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1137	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2768	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$501	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$831	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$415	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1444	$1394
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	19	70
😀 Quality of life	75	78
🏙️ Population	630K	1.4M

The cost of living in Palermo is 10% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4672nd and 5261st ($1137 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 1st in Italy and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Italy vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Palermo compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Palermo ranked 49th best city to live in Italy vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 1060th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palermo vs Sofia

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	Palermo	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.7	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.9	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.66	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$518	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.64	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.8	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.07	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.1	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9746	$6749

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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 Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$682
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$687
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$866
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$734
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$711
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$561
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$588
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$605
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$616
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$612
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$598
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$545
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$772
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$595
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$556
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$988
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$891
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$848
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$463
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$619
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$682
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$537
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$623
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$930
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$629
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$948
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$807
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$631
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$899
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$635
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$633