Minneapolis vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Minneapolis	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$2197
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$4695
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$1222
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$1901
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$637
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4843	$3568
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	83	79
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	430K	709K

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 2% more expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 1193rd and 1293rd ($2240 vs $2197) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1071st and 1st in the United States and Norway, respectively. Check the United States vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Minneapolis ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 158th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Oslo

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	Minneapolis	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.98	$10.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$1253
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1065	$1005
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2657	$2068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$1569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$8838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2511	$6042
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$2.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.95	$3.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$3.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.67	$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$3.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.67	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.85	$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$4.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.31	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.3	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$55.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$38.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.7	$87.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1651	$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24407	$8301

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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 Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1747
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1805
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2077
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1747
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1626
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1781
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1616
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1835
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1705
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1471
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1936
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1715
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1585
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1767
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1569
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1723
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1554
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1261
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1637
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1530
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1246
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1428
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1332
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1575
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1299
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1396
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1528
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1465
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1203
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1718
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1690
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1276
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1455
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1783
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1250
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1482
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$2283
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1912
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2129
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$1991