Minneapolis vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Minneapolis	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5659	$2916
🏠 One person rent	$1339	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$941
🍽️ Food expenses	$689	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4620	$1530
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	84	52
😀 Quality of life	88	67
🏙️ Population	430K	791K

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 118% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 1145th and 5101st ($2308 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1045th and 306th 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 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.4 months in Niigata. Minneapolis ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Niigata ranked 581st in Japan, while ranked 237th and 3754th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Minneapolis	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.8	$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.52	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1093	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2583	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1998	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.6	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3373	$2858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$2642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.2	$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.38	$22.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$44.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1724	$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27328	$15118

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1004
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1011
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1018
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1022
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1029
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1031
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1021
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1047
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1024
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1095
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1034
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1076
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1066
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1092
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1035
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$997
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1096
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1050
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1112
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$986
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$987
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1069
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1029
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$978
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$980
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1047
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1082
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1008
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$973
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1016
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1038
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1042
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$983
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$988
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$985
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1065
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1052