Palermo vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Palermo Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1074
$1159
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2558
$2771
🏠 One person rent
$483
$702
🏘️ Family rent
$742
$1293
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1403
$1279
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
19
93
😀 Quality of life
77
82
🏙️ Population
668K
1.86M

The cost of living in Palermo is 7% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 4566th and 4284th ($1074 vs $1159) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 2nd in Italy and Poland, respectively. Check Italy vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Palermo compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Palermo ranked 21st best city to live in Italy vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 613th and 294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palermo vs Warsaw

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Palermo Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.9
$6.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.3
$3.05
☕ Cappuccino
$1.55
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$546
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$816
$1432
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$1024
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.16%
8.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1857
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1468
$2909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.9
$25
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$7.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$5.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.65
$6.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.79
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$4.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.55
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.6
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.25
$7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.5
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$79
$76.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.7
$80.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$312
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6905
$10796

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$1196
91 km or 57 mi Agrigento
$1031
140 km or 87 mi Niscemi
$1189
140 km or 87 mi Gela
$1101
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$1084
179 km or 111 mi Ragusa
$911
192 km or 119 mi Messina
$1044
200 km or 124 mi Reggio Calabria
$1112
206 km or 128 mi Syracuse
$1016
246 km or 153 mi Vibo Valentia
$1193
258 km or 160 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1181
263 km or 163 mi Naxxar
$1369
264 km or 164 mi Mosta
$1126
265 km or 164 mi San Gwann
$1530
265 km or 165 mi Sliema
$1520
265 km or 165 mi Birkirkara
$1452
266 km or 165 mi Gzira
$1574
267 km or 166 mi Valletta
$1579
270 km or 168 mi Zabbar
$1082
272 km or 169 mi Marsaskala
$1311
273 km or 169 mi Lamezia Terme
$1090
283 km or 176 mi Cosenza
$1099
294 km or 183 mi Catanzaro
$1032
297 km or 185 mi Nabeul
$388
300 km or 186 mi Amalfi
$1237
301 km or 187 mi La Marsa
$529
303 km or 188 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1175
309 km or 192 mi Salerno
$1096
312 km or 194 mi Naples
$1215
312 km or 194 mi Aryanah
$457
317 km or 197 mi Tunis
$519
321 km or 199 mi Bizerte
$366
321 km or 200 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1191
324 km or 201 mi Frattamaggiore
$947
335 km or 208 mi Avellino
$821
338 km or 210 mi Aversa
$1084
339 km or 210 mi Caserta
$1103
339 km or 210 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1168
344 km or 214 mi Crotone
$1242

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$816
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$812
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$811
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$810
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$802
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$724
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$671
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$811
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$804
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$813
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$905
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$771
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$748
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$580
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$803
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$816
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$812
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$877
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$705
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$811
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$875
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$797
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$472
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$785
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$776
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$795
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$813
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$753
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$817
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$708
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$697
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1900
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$992
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$801
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$813
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$667
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$801
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$673
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$729
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$427