Minneapolis vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Minneapolis	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2256	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5584	$2731
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$612
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$1215
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4424	$1262
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	83	96
😀 Quality of life	88	74
🏙️ Population	430K	13M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 110% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 1228th and 5091st ($2256 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1082nd 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 2 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Minneapolis ranked 60th best city to live in the United States vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 234th and 1280th 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	$20.1	$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.8	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.96	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$6	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1461	$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2697	$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2009	$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.25	$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.44	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.9	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1565	$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27084	$11652

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2280
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2193
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2224
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2282
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2305
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2400
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2251
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2091
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2282
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2292
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2239
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2200
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2429
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2177
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2361
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2249
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2196
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2227
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2258
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2320
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2485
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2352
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2447
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2162
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2318
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2252
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2262
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2294
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2640

Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$736
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$743
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$797
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$583
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$633
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$672
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$566
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$660
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$606
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$490
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$590
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$507
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$616
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$515
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$533
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$498
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$623
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$507
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$471
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$450
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$541
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$461
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$401
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$551
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$639
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$480
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$508
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$457
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$419
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$298
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$447
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$415
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$467
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$376
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$514
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$469
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$449
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$451
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$541