Palermo vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palermo	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1137	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2768	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$501	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$831	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$415	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1444	$4315
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	19	100
😀 Quality of life	75	100
🏙️ Population	630K	4.84M

The cost of living in Palermo is 55% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4672nd and 745th ($1137 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 1st in Italy and Australia, respectively. Check Italy vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Palermo compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Palermo ranked 49th best city to live in Italy vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 1060th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palermo vs Sydney

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	Palermo	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.7	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.9	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.66	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$518	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.64	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.8	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.07	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.1	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9746	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683