Minneapolis vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Minneapolis	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2384	$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5758	$5815
🏠 One person rent	$1405	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$2471	$2594
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$4507
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	86	90
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	430K	1.51M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 5% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1119th and 889th ($2384 vs $2499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 959th 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 1.9 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Minneapolis ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 263rd and 38th 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	$19.8	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1609	$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2803	$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2106	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.4	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3392	$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.1	$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.7	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.37	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.53	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1530	$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26188	$16629

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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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748