Palermo vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palermo	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1137	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2768	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$501	$995
🏘️ Family rent	$831	$1825
🍽️ Food expenses	$415	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1444	$1906
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	19	94
😀 Quality of life	75	83
🏙️ Population	630K	1.86M

The cost of living in Palermo is 29% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 4672nd and 3022nd ($1137 vs $1607) 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 1.2 months in Warsaw. Palermo ranked 49th best city to live in Italy vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 1060th and 410th 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	$10.7	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.9	$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.66	$8.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$4.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$518	$949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$6081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$4065
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$3.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.64	$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$3.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.8	$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.07	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.1	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$86.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$522
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9746	$13608

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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 Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1324
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1302
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1090
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$882
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$884
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1082
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$1125
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$1083
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1170
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$964
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$947
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$989
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$1051
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$1016
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1234
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$983
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$1173
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$935
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$469
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$866
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1098
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1057
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1025
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$950
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$1107
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1042
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$902
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$1131
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$974
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1105
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$1108
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$977
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1016
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$893
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1020
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$385