Minneapolis vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Minneapolis	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2434	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5848	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$1415	$1292
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$2231
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$695
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$81.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4333	$4054
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	86	85
😀 Quality of life	88	88
🏙️ Population	430K	384K

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 9% more expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 1017th and 1402nd ($2434 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th and 1171st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.8 months in New Orleans. Ranked 80th vs 85th best cities to live in the United States, and 283rd vs 290th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs New Orleans

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	Minneapolis	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.7	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$99.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$5.5
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1623	$1472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$984
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2834	$2627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2128	$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3389	$3196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$1482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$4.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$5.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.48	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.54	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$4.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1397	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26236	$10142

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2319
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2223
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2290
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2304
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2273
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2270
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2313
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2045
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2251
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2312
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2250
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2213
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2356
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2156
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2336
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2194
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2184
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2223
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2211
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2307
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2402
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2287
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2326
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2103
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2291
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2175
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2215
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2222
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2618

Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2066
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1781
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1937
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1752
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1791
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2159
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2071
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2049
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1794
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2094
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1713
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1959
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1801
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1702
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1593
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1934
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1806
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1794
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2087
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2286
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1922
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1800
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2073
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$1983
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2073
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1746
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1977
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$2035
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1612
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1978
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1855
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1621
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1940