Minneapolis vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Minneapolis	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2384	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5758	$2607
🏠 One person rent	$1405	$414
🏘️ Family rent	$2471	$695
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$1617
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	86	54
😀 Quality of life	89	74
🏙️ Population	430K	791K

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 133% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 1119th and 5487th ($2384 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 959th and 361st in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.6 months in Niigata. Minneapolis ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Niigata ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 263rd and 2415th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Niigata

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	Minneapolis	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.8	$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$3.67
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1609	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2803	$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2106	$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.4	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3392	$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.1	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.7	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.37	$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.53	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1530	$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26188	$16483

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2288
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2219
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2284
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2260
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2273
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2278
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2062
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2290
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2229
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2189
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2361
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2359
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2197
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2189
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2192
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2230
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2304
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2410
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2292
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2354
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2125
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2272
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2174
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2216
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2219
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2259
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2582

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$984
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$999
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1011
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1016
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1024
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1031
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1015
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1056
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1023
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1099
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1037
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1072
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1060
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1083
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1018
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$975
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1085
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1031
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$968
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1100
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$961
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$954
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1058
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$941
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1022
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$948
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$958
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1035
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1058
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$942
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$948
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$983
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$961
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1035
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1041
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$958
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$969
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$926
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1045
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1032