Chicago vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chicago	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2678	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6655	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$1596	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$2946	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$200	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4876	$1444
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	19
😀 Quality of life	95	75
🏙️ Population	2.75M	630K

The cost of living in Chicago is 136% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 529th and 4672nd ($2678 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd 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 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 23rd and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Palermo

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	Chicago	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.6	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1841	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1327	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3729	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2474	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3391	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.68	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.8	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2114	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24502	$9746

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2510
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2426
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2444
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2194
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2256
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2401
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2384
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2314
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2389
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2264
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2377
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2392
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2363
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2509
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2359
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2360
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1938
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2362
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2363
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2344
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2396
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1948
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2350
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2378
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2446
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2369
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2506
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2342
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2367
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2342
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1954
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2351
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2371

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