Minsk vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$836
$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$5726
🏠 One person rent
$408
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$716
$2535
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$54
$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$3974
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
59
99
😀 Quality of life
68
96
🏙️ Population
2M
2.11M

The cost of living in Minsk is 66% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6618th and 916th ($836 vs $2480) 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 0.8 months in Minsk compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 4692nd and 14th 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
$10.5
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.58%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2225
$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.5
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.14
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$44
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12897
$17184

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Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882

Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544