Palermo vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palermo	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1137	$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2768	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$501	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$831	$2615
🍽️ Food expenses	$415	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1444	$3246
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	19	78
😀 Quality of life	75	92
🏙️ Population	630K	662K

The cost of living in Palermo is 54% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4672nd and 819th ($1137 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 3rd in Italy and Canada, respectively. Check Italy vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Palermo compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Palermo ranked 49th best city to live in Italy vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 1060th and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palermo vs Vancouver

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	Palermo	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.7	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.9	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.66	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$518	$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.64	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.8	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.07	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.1	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9746	$17240

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2495
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2280
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2021
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2466
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2047
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2023
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2692
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1810
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2598
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2589
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2785
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2973
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2155
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2625
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2718
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2882
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2462
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3239
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3015
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3273
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2759