Milwaukee vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Milwaukee	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2054	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4880	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3539	$1444
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	82	19
😀 Quality of life	88	75
🏙️ Population	577K	630K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 81% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 1702nd and 4672nd ($2054 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1506th 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 1.7 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Milwaukee ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 240th and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Palermo

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	Milwaukee	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1311	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$979	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1469	$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	$61.1	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.68	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$163	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1813	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24191	$9746

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1942
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2019
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1986
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1998
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1932
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1760
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1991
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2017
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2023
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1963
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1968
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2017
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1960
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2320
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1847
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2313
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2321
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2312
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2298
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1817
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2332
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2327
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2391
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2078
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1850
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2179
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2294
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2484
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2345
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2311
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2461
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2371
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2378

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