Minneapolis vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Minneapolis	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2434	$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5848	$4001
🏠 One person rent	$1415	$1006
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$403
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4333	$1104
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	86	96
😀 Quality of life	88	72
🏙️ Population	430K	13.3M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 45% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 1017th and 3277th ($2434 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th and 1st in the United States and Russia, respectively. Check the United States vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Minneapolis compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Minneapolis ranked 80th best city to live in the United States vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 283rd and 2774th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Moscow

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	Minneapolis	Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.7	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$5.38
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1623	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2834	$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2128	$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3389	$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.48	$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.54	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1397	$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26236	$20160

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2319
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2223
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2290
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2304
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2273
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2270
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2313
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2045
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2251
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2312
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2250
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2213
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2356
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2156
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2336
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2194
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2184
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2223
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2211
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2307
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2402
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2287
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2326
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2103
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2291
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2175
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2215
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2222
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2618

Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$1056
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$1014
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$1030
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$1066
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$791
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$691
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$775
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$974
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$821
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$771
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$781
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$705
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$786
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$804
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$730
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$732
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$800
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$629
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$635
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$604
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$1051
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$626
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$694
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$685
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$766
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$355
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$611
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$539
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$669
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$834
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$614
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$589
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$518
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$746
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$749