Palermo vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palermo Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1308
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3151
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$594
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$962
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1554
$1229
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
19
71
😀 Quality of life
77
78
🏙️ Population
630K
1.21M

The cost of living in Palermo is 2% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4556th and 4516th ($1308 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st and 1st in Italy and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Italy vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Palermo compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Palermo ranked 55th best city to live in Italy vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 1102nd and 995th 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
$14.7
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.4
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.35
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1025
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.3%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3707
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1480
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.71
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.1
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.31
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.14
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.21
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.5
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$403
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10956
$11223

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$1688
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$1739
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$1749
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$2130
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$1783
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$1857
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$1810
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$1715
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$1512
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$1452
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$1245
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$1268
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$513
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$1718
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$606
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$1505
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$1537
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$1615
312 km or 194 mi Aryanah
$537
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$620
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$388
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$1431
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$1426
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$1233
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$1227
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$1332
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$1203
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$713
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$763
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$871
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$787
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$704
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$878
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$857
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$617
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$680
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$683
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$733
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$705
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$665
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$593
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$887
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$694
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$619
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$1108
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$1002
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$983
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$716
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$759
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$571
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$708
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$769
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$609
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$695
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$1031
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$724
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$1069
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$759
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$1122
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$1272
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$851
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$678
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