Palermo vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palermo	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1137	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2768	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$501	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$831	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$415	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1444	$7242
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	19	81
😀 Quality of life	75	98
🏙️ Population	630K	449K

The cost of living in Palermo is 66% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4672nd and 59th ($1137 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 2nd in Italy and Switzerland, respectively. Check Italy vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Palermo compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Palermo ranked 49th best city to live in Italy vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 1060th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palermo vs Zurich

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	Palermo	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.7	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.9	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.66	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$518	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.64	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.8	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.07	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.1	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9746	$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3233
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717