London vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$2380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$5756
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$1413
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$2434
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$698
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$4476
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	84
😀 Quality of life	99	90
🏙️ Population	8.8M	430K

The cost of living in London is 62% more expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 8th and 1095th ($3851 vs $2380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 963rd in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in London compared to 1.9 months in Minneapolis. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Minneapolis ranked 62nd in the United States, while ranked 5th and 215th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in London vs Minneapolis infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/london/minneapolis.jpg" alt="Cost of living in London vs Minneapolis infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/london/minneapolis" target="_blank">London vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in London vs Minneapolis

Prices for goods and services in London and Minneapolis are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	London	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$1151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$2639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$68.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$3686
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$2479
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$74.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$6.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$4.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$5.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$7.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$8.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$1787
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$26604

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2306
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2221
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2305
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2302
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2330
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2290
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2054
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2289
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2307
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2271
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2236
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2528
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2398
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2183
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2286
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2201
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2312
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2219
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2353
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2296
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2386
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2147
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2317
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2202
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2258
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2299
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2678