Minsk vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Minsk	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$1211
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$2938
🏠 One person rent	$350	$539
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$917
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.8	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$641	$1406
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	62	19
😀 Quality of life	67	75
🏙️ Population	1.99M	630K

The cost of living in Minsk is 41% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 6834th and 4571st ($717 vs $1211) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 118th in Belarus and Italy, respectively. Check Belarus vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Palermo ranked 46th in Italy, while ranked 3775th and 1004th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Palermo

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	Minsk	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.19	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.7	$46.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.94	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$5.35
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$271	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$787	$869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$680
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.8	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.7	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.54%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1923	$2248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1217	$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.6	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.6	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.59	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.57	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.69	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$8.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$74
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.3	$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$302	$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10290	$7103

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Cities near Minsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi	Barysaw	$563
136 km or 85 mi	Baranavichy	$516
139 km or 86 mi	Babruysk	$437
171 km or 107 mi	Vilnius	$1341
182 km or 113 mi	Mogilev	$467
218 km or 135 mi	Utena	$950
220 km or 137 mi	Vitebsk	$298
221 km or 137 mi	Pinsk	$437
229 km or 142 mi	Daugavpils	$899
235 km or 146 mi	Alytus	$871
247 km or 154 mi	Grodno	$390
249 km or 155 mi	Jonava	$856
260 km or 161 mi	Kaunas	$1191
280 km or 174 mi	Gomel	$469
283 km or 176 mi	Marijampole	$886
288 km or 179 mi	Panevezys	$902
290 km or 180 mi	Rezekne	$817
303 km or 188 mi	Suwalki	$1061
303 km or 189 mi	Bialystok	$1002
307 km or 191 mi	Smolensk	$461
308 km or 191 mi	Jekabpils	$946
330 km or 205 mi	Brest	$527
342 km or 212 mi	Elk	$1057
353 km or 219 mi	Siauliai	$999
363 km or 226 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1113
367 km or 228 mi	Chernihiv	$422
371 km or 231 mi	Lomza	$916
374 km or 232 mi	Ogre	$1111
376 km or 233 mi	Rivne	$418
382 km or 238 mi	Lutsk	$487
390 km or 243 mi	Jelgava	$856
401 km or 249 mi	Siedlce	$931
403 km or 250 mi	Riga	$1169
406 km or 252 mi	Ostroleka	$1042
412 km or 256 mi	Zhytomyr	$529
413 km or 257 mi	Chelm	$1118
416 km or 259 mi	Jurmala	$1377
426 km or 265 mi	Valmiera	$893
427 km or 265 mi	Mazeikiai	$1042
434 km or 269 mi	Kyiv	$795

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1005
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1086
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1031
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1134
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$990
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1229
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1172
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1157
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1188
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1356
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1519
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1434
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1643
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1771
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1747
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1649
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1334
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1567
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1057
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1212
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$442
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1632
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$522
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1473
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1449
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$490
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$563
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$344
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1208
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1148
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1294
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1272