Palermo vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Palermo	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1301	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3087	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$611	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$1677
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1505	$1533
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	19	18
😀 Quality of life	78	66
🏙️ Population	630K	955K

The cost of living in Palermo is 24% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4489th and 3094th ($1301 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 10th in Italy and Spain, respectively. Check Italy vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Palermo compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Palermo ranked 51st best city to live in Italy vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 1010th and 5034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palermo vs Tenerife

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	Palermo	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.6	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.23	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$627	$1006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$425	$880
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$962	$1799
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$705	$1477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.4	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4312	$3896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1737	$2828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.55	$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.61	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.8	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.84	$9.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.7	$85
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.9	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10700	$6640

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Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1046
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1141
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1085
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1234
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$1161
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1298
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1271
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1176
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1232
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1341
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1666
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1579
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1697
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1951
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1739
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1770
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1577
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1425
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1200
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1266
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$487
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1689
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$607
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1518
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1605
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$529
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$577
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$375
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1217
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1191
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1291
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1319

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1658
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1352
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$629
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1519
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1561
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1513
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1517
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1515
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$623
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$591
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$693
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$548
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$765
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$557
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$936
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$501
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$721
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$680
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$790
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$619
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$662
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$604
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$578
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1724
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1347
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1428
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1468
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1910
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1380
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1512
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1401