Palermo vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palermo Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1150
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2781
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$511
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$876
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$417
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1381
$1259
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
19
69
😀 Quality of life
76
76
🏙️ Population
668K
1.38M

The cost of living in Palermo is 21% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4566th and 5668th ($1150 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th 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 1.3 months in Sofia. Palermo ranked 33rd best city to live in Italy vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 799th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Palermo Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.3
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.83
$2.23
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$844
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.67%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1030
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$7.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.01
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.24
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.2
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.9
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.7
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6883
$7940

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$1027
140 km or 87 mi Gela
$927
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$1163
179 km or 111 mi Ragusa
$1120
192 km or 119 mi Messina
$1122
200 km or 124 mi Reggio Calabria
$936
206 km or 128 mi Syracuse
$1103
246 km or 153 mi Vibo Valentia
$1329
258 km or 160 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1583
263 km or 163 mi Naxxar
$1469
264 km or 164 mi Mosta
$1338
265 km or 164 mi San Gwann
$1608
265 km or 165 mi Sliema
$1670
265 km or 165 mi Birkirkara
$1524
266 km or 165 mi Gzira
$1708
267 km or 166 mi Valletta
$1657
270 km or 168 mi Zabbar
$1278
272 km or 169 mi Marsaskala
$1372
273 km or 169 mi Lamezia Terme
$1530
283 km or 176 mi Cosenza
$1017
294 km or 183 mi Catanzaro
$1324
297 km or 185 mi Nabeul
$418
300 km or 186 mi Amalfi
$1527
301 km or 187 mi La Marsa
$596
303 km or 188 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1347
309 km or 192 mi Salerno
$1430
312 km or 194 mi Naples
$1337
312 km or 194 mi Aryanah
$466
317 km or 197 mi Tunis
$514
321 km or 199 mi Bizerte
$355
321 km or 200 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1285
324 km or 201 mi Frattamaggiore
$1280
335 km or 208 mi Avellino
$1065
338 km or 210 mi Aversa
$1294
339 km or 210 mi Caserta
$1321
339 km or 210 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1298
344 km or 214 mi Crotone
$1307

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$598
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$865
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$533
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$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
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$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619