Minsk vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Minsk	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$727	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1874	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$352	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$652	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$251	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.5	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$686	$1444
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	61	19
😀 Quality of life	67	75
🏙️ Population	1.99M	630K

The cost of living in Minsk is 36% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 6769th and 4672nd ($727 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 122nd 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 1.3 months in Palermo. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 3750th and 1060th 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	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.31	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.69	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$280	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$818	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$534	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.9	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1925	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1211	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.4	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.72	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.59	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.66	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.8	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10220	$9746

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Cities near Minsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi	Barysaw	$570
136 km or 85 mi	Baranavichy	$517
139 km or 86 mi	Babruysk	$438
171 km or 107 mi	Vilnius	$1261
182 km or 113 mi	Mogilev	$474
218 km or 135 mi	Utena	$936
220 km or 137 mi	Vitebsk	$300
221 km or 137 mi	Pinsk	$435
229 km or 142 mi	Daugavpils	$843
235 km or 146 mi	Alytus	$850
247 km or 154 mi	Grodno	$385
249 km or 155 mi	Jonava	$847
260 km or 161 mi	Kaunas	$1150
280 km or 174 mi	Gomel	$440
283 km or 176 mi	Marijampole	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Panevezys	$950
290 km or 180 mi	Rezekne	$761
303 km or 188 mi	Suwalki	$1016
303 km or 189 mi	Bialystok	$935
307 km or 191 mi	Smolensk	$479
308 km or 191 mi	Jekabpils	$840
330 km or 205 mi	Brest	$469
342 km or 212 mi	Elk	$1025
353 km or 219 mi	Siauliai	$953
363 km or 226 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
367 km or 228 mi	Chernihiv	$433
371 km or 231 mi	Lomza	$964
374 km or 232 mi	Ogre	$933
376 km or 233 mi	Rivne	$394
382 km or 238 mi	Lutsk	$510
390 km or 243 mi	Jelgava	$804
401 km or 249 mi	Siedlce	$882
403 km or 250 mi	Riga	$1113
406 km or 252 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
412 km or 256 mi	Zhytomyr	$549
413 km or 257 mi	Chelm	$1107
416 km or 259 mi	Jurmala	$1299
426 km or 265 mi	Valmiera	$835
427 km or 265 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
434 km or 269 mi	Kyiv	$850

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