Minsk vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$5959
🏠 One person rent
$350
$1338
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$2858
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$3414
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
62
99
😀 Quality of life
67
95
🏙️ Population
1.99M
2.15M

The cost of living in Minsk is 70% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6834th and 998th ($717 vs $2357) 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 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 3775th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$8.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$18941

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Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795

Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1826
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1669
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1894
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1699
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1628
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1309
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1532
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1423
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1643
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1312
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1370
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1320
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1195
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1221
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1244
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1448
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1262
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1349
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1474
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1286
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1395