Minneapolis vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Minneapolis	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$5197
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$2400
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4843	$3867
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	83	91
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	430K	1.49M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 2% more expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1193rd and 1315th ($2240 vs $2188) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1071st and 1st in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Minneapolis ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Munich ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 158th and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Munich

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	Minneapolis	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.98	$4.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1065	$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2657	$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2511	$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.95	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.67	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.67	$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.85	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.31	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.3	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.7	$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1651	$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24407	$18334

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2241
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2246
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2285
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2174
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2238
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2356
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2287
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2312
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2403
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2285
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2408
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2094
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2284
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2303
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2490
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2253
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2357
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2346
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2166
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2457
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2101
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2438
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2093
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2272
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2132
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2215
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2206
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2102
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2378
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2521
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2073
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2489
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2140
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2340
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2173
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2138
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2264
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2332
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2690

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1803
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1758
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1794
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1763
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1755
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1748
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1728
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1603
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1698
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1608
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1576
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1733
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1634
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1668
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1206
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1660
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1646
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1751
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1663
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1560
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1537
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1663
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1481
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1533
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1517
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1575
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1505
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1937
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1516
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1568
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1720
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1585
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1438
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1582
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1487
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1546
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1585
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1691
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1599