Palermo vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Palermo	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1150	$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2781	$8333
🏠 One person rent	$511	$1991
🏘️ Family rent	$876	$3524
🍽️ Food expenses	$417	$899
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1381	$6558
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	19	81
😀 Quality of life	76	97
🏙️ Population	668K	443K

The cost of living in Palermo is 66% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4566th and 31st ($1150 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 2nd in Italy and Switzerland, respectively. Check Italy vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Palermo compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Palermo ranked 33rd best city to live in Italy vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 799th and 6th 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	$11	$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.83	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$530	$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$345	$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$844	$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.67%	2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1691	$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1030	$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.24	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.9	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.7	$145
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$222	$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6883	$29266

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Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$979
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1050
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$983
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1027
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$927
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1163
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1120
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1122
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$936
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1103
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1329
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1583
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1469
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1338
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1608
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1670
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1708
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1657
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1278
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1372
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1530
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1017
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1324
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$418
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1527
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$596
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1347
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1430
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1337
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$466
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$514
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$355
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1285
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1280
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1065
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1294
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1321
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1298
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1307

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2930
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3041
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3001
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3178
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2949
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3128
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3083
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3444
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2916
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2436
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2354
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1533
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2142
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2882
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2431
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2925
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2838
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1660
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1806
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2649
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$2182
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2322
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1910
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1412
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3296
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1394
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1492
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1499
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2820
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1326
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1307
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1717
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2846