Minneapolis vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Minneapolis	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5659	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$1339	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$689	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4620	$1444
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	84	19
😀 Quality of life	88	75
🏙️ Population	430K	630K

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 103% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 1145th and 4672nd ($2308 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1045th 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 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Minneapolis ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 237th and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Palermo

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	Minneapolis	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.8	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.52	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1093	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2583	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1998	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.6	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3373	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.2	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.38	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1724	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27328	$9746

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682

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