Atlanta vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Atlanta	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2648	$1150
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6318	$2781
🏠 One person rent	$1617	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$2832	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$707	$417
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5633	$1381
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	95	19
😀 Quality of life	89	76
🏙️ Population	499K	668K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 130% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 459th and 4566th ($2648 vs $1150) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 412th and 114th in the United States and Italy, respectively. Check the United States vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. Atlanta ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Palermo ranked 33rd in Italy, while ranked 151st and 799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Palermo

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	Atlanta	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.9	$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$4.83
☕ Cappuccino	$5.33	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1656	$530
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1353	$345
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3282	$844
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2377	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	4.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7867	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4370	$1030
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.15	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$6.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.34	$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$12.1	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.01	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.3	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$135	$71.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1479	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28904	$6883

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2435
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2389
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2387
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2349
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2608
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2313
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2341
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2296
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2364
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2279
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2287
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2336
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2449
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2471
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2364
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2287
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2119
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2789
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$1953
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2244
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2522
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1575
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1737
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2323
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2144
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2367
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2208
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2262
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2102
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2090
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$2079
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1917
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2217
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1701
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1768
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1672
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1811
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1815
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1849
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1991

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