Minneapolis vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minneapolis New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2256
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5584
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$1311
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$2372
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$676
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4424
$1661
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
83
95
😀 Quality of life
88
87
🏙️ Population
430K
4.04M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 113% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 1228th and 5212th ($2256 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1082nd and 2nd in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Minneapolis ranked 60th best city to live in the United States vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 234th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs New Taipei

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Minneapolis New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.8
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.96
$2.49
 Cappuccino
$6
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1461
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1061
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2697
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2009
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.6
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3075
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2486
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.2
$8.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.9
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.25
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.44
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.7
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.9
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1565
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27084
$13786

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi Golden Valley
$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi St. Louis Park
$2224
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Crystal
$2280
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Roseville
$2193
10 km or 6.2 mi Richfield
$2224
10 km or 6.4 mi Brooklyn Center
$2358
11 km or 6.6 mi New Hope
$2282
11 km or 6.8 mi New Brighton
$2305
12 km or 7.2 mi Fridley
$2400
12 km or 7.3 mi Edina
$2251
14 km or 8.8 mi Brooklyn Park
$2398
14 km or 9 mi Saint Paul
$2091
14 km or 9 mi Shoreview
$2282
15 km or 9.3 mi Plymouth
$2292
15 km or 9.6 mi Coon Rapids
$2476
17 km or 10 mi Bloomington
$2239
18 km or 11 mi Maple Grove
$2353
20 km or 12 mi Minnetonka
$2297
20 km or 12 mi Eagan
$2200
20 km or 12 mi Blaine
$2429
21 km or 13 mi South St. Paul
$2177
21 km or 13 mi Eden Prairie
$2361
22 km or 14 mi Maplewood
$2212
23 km or 14 mi Savage
$2249
23 km or 14 mi Inver Grove Heights
$2196
23 km or 15 mi White Bear Lake
$2252
24 km or 15 mi Burnsville
$2227
24 km or 15 mi Oakdale
$2258
24 km or 15 mi Lino Lakes
$2319
25 km or 15 mi Chanhassen
$2320
25 km or 16 mi Champlin
$2485
27 km or 17 mi Woodbury
$2352
28 km or 17 mi Andover
$2447
28 km or 17 mi Apple Valley
$2162
29 km or 18 mi Shakopee
$2318
29 km or 18 mi Rosemount
$2191
31 km or 19 mi Cottage Grove
$2252
32 km or 20 mi Prior Lake
$2262
34 km or 21 mi Chaska
$2294
34 km or 21 mi Ramsey
$2640

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605