Minneapolis vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Minneapolis	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2384	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5758	$3752
🏠 One person rent	$1405	$959
🏘️ Family rent	$2471	$1694
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$382
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$1020
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	86	96
😀 Quality of life	89	72
🏙️ Population	430K	13.3M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 50% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 1119th and 3728th ($2384 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 959th 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 1.9 months in Minneapolis compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Minneapolis ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 263rd and 3206th 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	$19.8	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$4.91
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1609	$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2803	$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2106	$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.4	$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3392	$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.1	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.7	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.37	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.53	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$33
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1530	$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26188	$17546

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2288
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2219
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2284
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2260
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2273
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2278
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2062
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2290
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2229
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2189
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2361
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2359
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2197
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2189
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2192
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2230
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2304
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2410
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2292
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2354
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2125
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2272
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2174
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2216
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2219
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2259
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2582

Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$978
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$891
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$957
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$959
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$950
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$726
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$637
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$777
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$905
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$732
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$738
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$695
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$738
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$757
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$696
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$686
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$589
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$597
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$578
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$940
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$595
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$680
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$682
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$724
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$335
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$567
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$505
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$622
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$773
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$585
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$545
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$516
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$757
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$791