Palermo vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Palermo	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1301	$1770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3087	$4014
🏠 One person rent	$611	$1041
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$1826
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1505	$1866
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	19	38
😀 Quality of life	78	77
🏙️ Population	630K	6.44K

The cost of living in Palermo is 27% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 4489th and 2847th ($1301 vs $1770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 2nd in Italy and Malta, respectively. Check Italy vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Palermo compared to 1.1 months in Valletta. Palermo ranked 51st best city to live in Italy vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 1010th and 1422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palermo vs Valletta

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	Palermo	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.6	$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.23	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$627	$1113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$425	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$962	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$705	$1593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.4	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4312	$4177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1737	$3714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.55	$7.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.61	$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.8	$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.84	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.7	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.9	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10700	$12705

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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 Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1951
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1739
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1577
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1697
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1666
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1579
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1271
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1161
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1234
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1232
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1085
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1298
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1301
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1176
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1141
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1046
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1341
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$487
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$552
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$455
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$406
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$480
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1425
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1266
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$350
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$607
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$387
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$434
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$381
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$433
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$577
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$529
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1200
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1319
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$382
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$375