Palermo vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Palermo	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1308	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3151	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$594	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$962	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$479	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1554	$3839
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	19	95
😀 Quality of life	77	95
🏙️ Population	630K	985K

The cost of living in Palermo is 48% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 4556th and 849th ($1308 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st and 1st in Italy and Sweden, respectively. Check Italy vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Palermo compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Palermo ranked 55th best city to live in Italy vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 1102nd and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palermo vs Stockholm

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	Palermo	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1025	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$678	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.3%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3707	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1480	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.71	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.1	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.31	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.73	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.14	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.4	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.21	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.5	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.7	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.9	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$403	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10956	$17693

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Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1077
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1185
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1101
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1224
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$1101
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1318
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1342
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1235
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1279
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1373
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1688
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1739
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$2130
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1857
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1810
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1715
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1452
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1245
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1268
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$513
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1718
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$606
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1537
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1615
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$537
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$620
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$388
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1233
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1227
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1332
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1342

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2065
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1827
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1840
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1914
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1702
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1741
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1831
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1651
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1547
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1603
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1398
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1337
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1423
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1311
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1631
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1397
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1579
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1370
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1884
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1594
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1562
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1567
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1597
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1568
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1691
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1383
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$994
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1583
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1606
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1481
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1701
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1375
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1516