Palermo vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palermo	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1137	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2768	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$501	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$831	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$415	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1444	$4880
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	19	68
😀 Quality of life	75	89
🏙️ Population	630K	385K

The cost of living in Palermo is 56% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 4672nd and 718th ($1137 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 664th in Italy and the United States, respectively. Check Italy vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Palermo compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Palermo ranked 49th best city to live in Italy vs Tampa ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 1060th and 174th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palermo vs Tampa

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	Palermo	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.7	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.9	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.66	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$518	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.64	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.8	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.07	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.1	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9746	$14045

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2336
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265