Palermo vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palermo	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1137	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2768	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$501	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$831	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$415	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1444	$1598
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	19	63
😀 Quality of life	75	38
🏙️ Population	630K	1.27M

The cost of living in Palermo is 23% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4672nd and 5917th ($1137 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 6th in Italy and South Africa, respectively. Check Italy vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Palermo compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Palermo ranked 49th best city to live in Italy vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 1060th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palermo vs Soweto

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	Palermo	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.7	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.9	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.66	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$518	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.64	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.8	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.07	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.1	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9746	$3805

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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 Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003