Palermo vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palermo	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1137	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2768	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$501	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$831	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$415	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1444	$3900
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	19	92
😀 Quality of life	75	94
🏙️ Population	630K	548K

The cost of living in Palermo is 48% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4672nd and 1356th ($1137 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 6th in Italy and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Italy vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Palermo compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Palermo ranked 49th best city to live in Italy vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 1060th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palermo vs The Hague

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	Palermo	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.7	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.9	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.66	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$518	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.64	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.8	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.07	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.1	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9746	$10346

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1861
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2081
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2291
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2251
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2049
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2180
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$1944
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1739
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1937
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2001
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1995
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1862
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2432
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1651
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1357
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2105
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1640
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1613
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1958
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1530