Minneapolis vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Minneapolis	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2434	$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5848	$2973
🏠 One person rent	$1415	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$836
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$403
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4333	$1386
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	86	94
😀 Quality of life	88	90
🏙️ Population	430K	4.04M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 117% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 1017th and 4931st ($2434 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th 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 1.8 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Minneapolis ranked 80th best city to live in the United States vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 283rd and 183rd 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	$22.7	$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1623	$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2834	$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2128	$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3389	$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.48	$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.54	$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1397	$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26236	$21429

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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 Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1248
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$989
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$979
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$792
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$889
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$921
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$687
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$942
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$874
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$868
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$884
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$904
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$679
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$673
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$844
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$938
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$672
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1039
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$648
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$643
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$717
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$892
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$774
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$729
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$689
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$687
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1042
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$640
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$686
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$677
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$705
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$617
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$611
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$696
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$628
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$474
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$684
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$612