Atlanta vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Atlanta	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2570	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5742	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$1586	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$2465	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5431	$1444
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	95	19
😀 Quality of life	90	75
🏙️ Population	499K	630K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 126% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 704th and 4672nd ($2570 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 650th and 122nd 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 1.3 months in Palermo. Atlanta ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 165th and 1060th 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	$17.4	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.39	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1651	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2827	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2730	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2292	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.7	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.58	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1442	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27299	$9746

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2339
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2331
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2277
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2284
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2441
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2268
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2285
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2254
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2302
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2319
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2235
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2282
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2166
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2390
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2208
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$1993
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2657
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$1928
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2195
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2435
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1541
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1974
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2213
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2094
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2148
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2159
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2149
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2076
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2127
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1888
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1839
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2128
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1704
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1636
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1652
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1726
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1736
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1901
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1982

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