Minneapolis vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Minneapolis	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$2201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5659	$5311
🏠 One person rent	$1339	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$2479
🍽️ Food expenses	$689	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4620	$3560
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	84	90
😀 Quality of life	88	93
🏙️ Population	430K	1.51M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 5% more expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1145th and 1352nd ($2308 vs $2201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1045th 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 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Minneapolis ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 237th and 54th 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	$19.1	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.8	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.52	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$1323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1093	$1006
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2583	$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1998	$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.6	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3373	$12224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$8488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.2	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.38	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1724	$953
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27328	$14702

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560