Detroit vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Detroit	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1979	$1150
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4857	$2781
🏠 One person rent	$1158	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$2113	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$417
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.6	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4187	$1381
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	77	19
😀 Quality of life	89	76
🏙️ Population	639K	668K

The cost of living in Detroit is 72% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 1843rd and 4566th ($1979 vs $1150) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th 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 Detroit compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. Detroit ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Palermo ranked 33rd in Italy, while ranked 172nd and 799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Palermo

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	Detroit	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$4.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$530
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$345
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2954	$844
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1523	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	4.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$975	$1030
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.62	$6.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.5	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$71.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.8	$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1283	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16868	$6883

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1847
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1906
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1749
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1881
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1828
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1932
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1841
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1905
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1912
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1893
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1718
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1954
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1900
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1935
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1813
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1904
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1939
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1934
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1753
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1903
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1899
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$1748
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1898
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2298
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1921
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1928
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1632
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2104
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1856
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1529
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614

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