Palermo vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Palermo	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1301	$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3087	$1663
🏠 One person rent	$611	$220
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$365
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1505	$149
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	19	30
😀 Quality of life	78	45
🏙️ Population	630K	6.87M

The cost of living in Palermo is 112% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 4489th and 7717th ($1301 vs $614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 2nd in Italy and Myanmar, respectively. Check Italy vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Palermo compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Palermo ranked 51st best city to live in Italy vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 1010th and 7117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palermo vs Yangon

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	Palermo	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.6	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.23	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$627	$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$425	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$962	$597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$705	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.4	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4312	$2152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1737	$939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$6.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.55	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.61	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.8	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.84	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.7	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.9	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$92.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10700	$15435

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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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$571
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$666
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$581
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$594
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$667
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$558
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$603
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$553
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$736
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$635
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$540
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$958
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$774
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$519
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$724
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$812
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$787
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1152
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$578
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$718
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$577
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$599