Minneapolis vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Minneapolis	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$2876
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4843	$1496
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	83	95
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	430K	4.36M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 122% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 1193rd and 5229th ($2240 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1071st 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 2.2 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Minneapolis ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 158th and 181st 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	$19.9	$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.98	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1065	$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2657	$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2511	$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.95	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.67	$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.67	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.85	$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.31	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.3	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.7	$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1651	$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24407	$11035

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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 New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1169
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$861
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$860
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$863
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$917
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$860
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$746
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$995
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$890
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$857
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$791
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$664
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$675
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$952
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$913
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$694
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1114
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$689
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$676
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$744
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$851
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$787
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$721
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$678
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$735
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1115
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$667
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$741
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$719
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$713
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$655
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$811
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$725
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$644
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$588
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$721
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$589