Cost of Living in Palermo, 🇮🇹 Italy - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 25, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 2 14 15 $1,235 $739 $1,122 $498 $107

Utilities 1 2 15 — $225 $314 $207 —

Internet & Mobile 4 12 $37 $37 $118 $37 $0

Groceries 1 2 13 $129 $382 $808 $292 $9

Transportation 5 9 15 $84 $62 $224 $36 $20

Dining Out 1 2 15 $867 $393 $730 $101 $62

Leisure Activities 1 10 11 $247 $196 $449 $68 $28

Health Insurance 7 $63 $123 $393 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 8 $11 $22 $39 — —

Total $2,673 $2,179 $4,197 $1,239 $228

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 14 18 $739.12 $498 – $954 per month

Coworking Space 6 15 $273.88 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 14 15 $1,234.71 $898 – $1,684 per month

Coliving Space 15 $786.29 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 32 1 $2.26 per cup

Beer 22 $5.61 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 26 15 $14.23 per meal

Fast Food Combo 25 $10.44 per meal

Apples 1 2 13 $2.65 per kg

Bread 2 13 $1.82 per loaf

Milk 1 13 $1.43 per liter

Rice 21 1 $2.33 per kg

Chicken Fillets 21 1 $10.87 per kg

Beef 21 2 $17.77 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 23 $8.59 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 27 1 $72.96 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 24 $0.36 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 9 $3.43 per trip

Taxi per km 9 $2.01 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 5 15 $35.91 per month

Gasoline 20 3 $2.27 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 9 $13.48 per trip

Scooter Rental 16 17 $343.47 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 4 $11.21 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 12 $25.81 per month

Gym Membership 11 $56.01 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 28 $22.45 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 4 $22.42 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 10 $6.73 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 29 $84.18 per pair

Summer Dress 30 $33.67 per dress

Running Shoes 31 $89.80 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 15 $16.84 per visit

Laundry 15 $8.98 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 19 $56.12 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 33 $5.95 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 25, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 0.8909 EUR on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Hanoi, Cagliari, Berlin, Madrid

Livingcost Palermo groceries and rent (Oct 2026, per kg/L)Index
Numbeo Italia Palermo COL and rent bands (Oct 2026)Index
Italy Octane-95 €2.02/litre (country prep)Index
iliad TOP 230 €9.99/month; SIM activation €9.99Official
AMAT abbonamento ordinario €32/30 giorni (intera rete)Official
PMO Coworking open desk €200/month (IVA esclusa)Listings
SafetyWing Nomad Insurance Essential $62.72 per 4 weeksOfficial
Italy digital nomad visa fee €116Official
Palermo taxi scatto €3.06; €1.79/km (tariffe comunali)Official
Eplanet King Palermo 2D €6.00 Mon–ThuOfficial
McFIT Flex from €49.90/monthOfficial
iliad fibra €22.99/month with mobile bundleOfficial
Esselunga flyer staple prices (Oct 2026)Secondary
Furnished 1BR Castelnuovo €800/month (short let)Listings
Palermo 2026 rent bands, AMAT €32, coworking €140–350Secondary
Piaggio Liberty 125 monthly rental ~€306Secondary
Rent Palermo 125cc scooter €35/dayListings
Caasa Palermo monolocali ~€12.6/m² (Jun 2026)Listings
Private GP prima visita from €50 in Palermo (MioDottore)Listings
EU Weekly Oil Bulletin — Italy Euro-super 95 ~€2.02/LOfficial
Esselunga national staple prices (rice, chicken, beef bands)Official
Esselunga Moretti La Bianca 3×33 cl €2.44 (MiaSpesa)Secondary
Esselunga Rosso di Montepulciano DOC 750 ml €7.65 (MiaSpesa)Secondary
Esselunga Dolomiti 6×1.5 L €1.92 → €0.32/bottle (MiaSpesa)Secondary
McDonald’s Notarbartolo Palermo — McMenu from €9.30Secondary
Frii e Mancia — primi €8–13; antipasti €5–6Official
Osteria Trabucco Palermo — busiate €14; paccheri €16Listings
CUS Palermo tennis — €20/h (2 players); €30–40 (4 players)Official
OVS slim-fit jeans €19.95 list (sale)Official
OVS cotton dress €29.95Official
Decathlon Kiprun running uomo from €35.99Official
Palermo cappuccino €1.70–2.00 centro (Assoutenti/Mimit 2024)Secondary
Tachipirina 20 cp 500 mg €5.30 OTC shelfSecondary

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1328.71 1234.71
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 716.35 739.12
- Apples 2.14 2.65
- Beef 19.06 17.77
- Beer 4.04 5.61
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- Bread 1.27 1.82
- Chicken Fillets 10.17 10.87
- Cinema Ticket 9.82 6.73
- Coffee 1.39 2.26
- Coliving Space 808.78 786.29
- Coworking Space 190.64 273.88
- Dining Out local 138.65, nomad 982.09, expat 439.05, family 635.47, tourist 86.66 local 100.91, nomad 866.55, expat 392.86, family 729.6, tourist 61.73
- Doctor Visit (GP) 57.77 56.12
- Fast Food Combo 10.4 10.44
- Gasoline 2.17 2.27
- Groceries local 323.51, nomad 173.31, expat 404.39, family 866.55, tourist 11.55 local 291.84, nomad 129.08, expat 381.64, family 808.17, tourist 8.98
- Gym Membership 51.99 56.01
- Haircut 20.8 16.84
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.1, expat 98.21, family 277.3, tourist 4.62 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 123.47, family 392.86, tourist 2.09
- Housing local 519.93, nomad 1559.79, expat 866.55, family 1270.94, tourist 127.09 local 498.15, nomad 1234.71, expat 739.12, family 1122.46, tourist 106.63
- Internet & Mobile local 28.89, nomad 63.55, expat 46.22, family 80.88, tourist 5.78 local 37.02, family 118.41, tourist 0.37
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 32.35 25.81
- Jeans 86.66 84.18
- Laundry 7.51 8.98
- Leisure Activities local 69.32, nomad 288.85, expat 207.97, family 462.16, tourist 34.66 local 68.36, nomad 246.95, expat 196.43, family 448.98, tourist 28.06
- Meal (Inexpensive) 13.86 14.23
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 63.55 72.96
- Milk 1.68 1.43
- Mobile Plan 15.01 11.21
- Monthly Transport Pass 40.44 35.91
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.32 5.95
- Rice 2.43 2.33
- Ride-hailing (5km) 16.18 13.48
- Running Shoes 101.68 89.8
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 28.89 22.42
- Scooter Rental 13.86 343.47
- Summer Dress 36.97 33.67
- Taxi Start 4.62 3.43
- Taxi per km 1.5 2.01
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 20.8 22.45
- Transportation local 40.44, nomad 92.43, expat 69.32, family 254.19, tourist 28.89 local 35.91, nomad 84.19, expat 61.73, family 224.49, tourist 20.2
- Utilities local 184.86, nomad 0, expat 254.19, family 392.84, tourist 0 local 206.76, nomad 0, expat 225.43, family 314.29, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 40.44, family 57.77 local 0, nomad 10.85, expat 22.45, family 39.29
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.52 0.36
- Wine (Mid-range) 8.67 8.59
Lint retry 3 — documented sibling-file USD matches (national iliad/McFIT/EU fuel/Esselunga-MiaSpesa/OVS/Decathlon/Farmacia Fornari and independent Palermo listings) under Conflicts and decisions; no values changed.

Palermo cost of living