Minsk vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1851
$5700
🏠 One person rent
$356
$1497
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$2629
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$596
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$549
$3732
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
61
99
😀 Quality of life
69
97
🏙️ Population
2M
2.15M

The cost of living in Minsk is 71% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6924th and 843rd ($735 vs $2517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belarus and France, respectively. Check Belarus vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Minsk compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 4343rd and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Paris

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Minsk Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.8
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.86
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$7.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.72
$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.8
$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.65
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.42%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2017
$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1259
$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.87
$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.73
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.1
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.43
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$307
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11271
$15084

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879

Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1942
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1824
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1986
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1896
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1784
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1426
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1604
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1787
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1417
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1587
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1390
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1321
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1335
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1279
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1300
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1486
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1259
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1613
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1288
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1532
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1488