Minsk vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Minsk	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$924	$1176
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2352	$2880
🏠 One person rent	$455	$507
🏘️ Family rent	$813	$824
🍽️ Food expenses	$324	$429
🚐 Transport expenses	$62	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$692	$1558
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	59	19
😀 Quality of life	68	65
🏙️ Population	2M	630K

The cost of living in Minsk is 21% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 6121st and 4806th ($924 vs $1176) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 138th in Belarus and Italy, respectively. Check Belarus vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Minsk compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Palermo ranked 113th in Italy, while ranked 4446th and 5211th 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	$10.8	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.4	$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.32	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$4.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.23	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$562	$535
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1020	$863
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.6	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.41%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2491	$3187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1574	$1332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.16	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$9.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.98	$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$5.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.97	$7.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$77.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.46	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.6	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$406	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14758	$9264

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Cities near Minsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi	Barysaw	$676
136 km or 85 mi	Baranavichy	$608
139 km or 86 mi	Babruysk	$477
171 km or 107 mi	Vilnius	$1434
182 km or 113 mi	Mogilev	$669
218 km or 135 mi	Utena	$974
220 km or 137 mi	Vitebsk	$355
221 km or 137 mi	Pinsk	$527
229 km or 142 mi	Daugavpils	$938
235 km or 146 mi	Alytus	$881
247 km or 154 mi	Grodno	$445
249 km or 155 mi	Jonava	$859
260 km or 161 mi	Kaunas	$1258
280 km or 174 mi	Gomel	$589
283 km or 176 mi	Marijampole	$928
288 km or 179 mi	Panevezys	$982
290 km or 180 mi	Rezekne	$835
303 km or 188 mi	Suwalki	$1114
303 km or 189 mi	Bialystok	$1229
307 km or 191 mi	Smolensk	$629
308 km or 191 mi	Jekabpils	$895
330 km or 205 mi	Brest	$669
342 km or 212 mi	Elk	$1170
353 km or 219 mi	Siauliai	$964
363 km or 226 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1078
367 km or 228 mi	Chernihiv	$479
371 km or 231 mi	Lomza	$1060
374 km or 232 mi	Ogre	$1000
376 km or 233 mi	Rivne	$397
382 km or 238 mi	Lutsk	$543
390 km or 243 mi	Jelgava	$893
401 km or 249 mi	Siedlce	$1023
403 km or 250 mi	Riga	$1254
406 km or 252 mi	Ostroleka	$1165
412 km or 256 mi	Zhytomyr	$591
413 km or 257 mi	Chelm	$1205
416 km or 259 mi	Jurmala	$1374
426 km or 265 mi	Valmiera	$938
427 km or 265 mi	Mazeikiai	$860
434 km or 269 mi	Kyiv	$853

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1110
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1176
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1123
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1210
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$1063
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1317
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1238
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1164
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1247
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1346
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1639
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1769
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1764
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$2127
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1769
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1852
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1824
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1750
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1596
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1410
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1230
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1243
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$519
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1685
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$592
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1505
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1570
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$547
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$633
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$391
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1201
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1217
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1346
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1362