Minneapolis vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Minneapolis	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$2899
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$938
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4843	$1539
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	83	52
😀 Quality of life	89	68
🏙️ Population	430K	791K

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 112% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 1193rd and 4949th ($2240 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1071st and 172nd 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 2.2 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Minneapolis ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Niigata ranked 599th in Japan, while ranked 158th and 3500th 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	$19.9	$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.98	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1065	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2657	$845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$2812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2511	$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.95	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.67	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.67	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.85	$21.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.31	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.3	$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.7	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1651	$83.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24407	$15169

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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 Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$991
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1002
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1004
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1009
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1005
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$997
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1018
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$999
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1071
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1013
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1049
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1036
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1060
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$988
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$965
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1072
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$977
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$966
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1086
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$961
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$956
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1050
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$939
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1006
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$957
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$952
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1032
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$943
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$988
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$944
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$939
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$954
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1013
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1015
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$957
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$961
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$958
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$986
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$942