Minneapolis vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Minneapolis	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2256	$1211
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5584	$2938
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$539
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$917
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4424	$1406
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	83	19
😀 Quality of life	88	75
🏙️ Population	430K	630K

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 86% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 1228th and 4571st ($2256 vs $1211) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1082nd and 118th 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 1.2 months in Palermo. Minneapolis ranked 60th best city to live in the United States vs Palermo ranked 46th in Italy, while ranked 234th and 1004th 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	$20.1	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.8	$46.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.96	$5.35
☕ Cappuccino	$6	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1461	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2697	$869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2009	$680
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$2248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.25	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.44	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$8.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$74
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.9	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1565	$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27084	$7103

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2280
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2193
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2224
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2282
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2305
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2400
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2251
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2091
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2282
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2292
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2239
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2200
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2429
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2177
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2361
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2249
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2196
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2227
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2258
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2320
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2485
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2352
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2447
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2162
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2318
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2252
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2262
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2294
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2640

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