Palermo vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palermo	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1137	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2768	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$501	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$831	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$415	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1444	$1637
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	19	27
😀 Quality of life	75	59
🏙️ Population	630K	687K

The cost of living in Palermo is 3% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 4672nd and 4828th ($1137 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 120th in Italy and Spain, respectively. Check Italy vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Palermo compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Palermo ranked 49th best city to live in Italy vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 1060th and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palermo vs Zaragoza

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	Palermo	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.7	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.9	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.66	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$518	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.64	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.8	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.07	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.1	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9746	$7261

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387