Minneapolis vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Minneapolis	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5659	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$1339	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$2054
🍽️ Food expenses	$689	$665
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4620	$3699
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	84	79
😀 Quality of life	88	94
🏙️ Population	430K	709K

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 0.7% more expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 1145th and 1171st ($2308 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1045th 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 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Minneapolis ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 237th and 37th 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	$19.1	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.8	$92.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.52	$9.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$3.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$1322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1093	$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2583	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1998	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.6	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3373	$8757
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$6384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$3.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.2	$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$3.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$28.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.38	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$62
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$94
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1724	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27328	$8593

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1872
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1945
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$1930
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1838
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1627
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1707
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1631
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1747
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1575
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1764
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1733
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1251
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1722
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1468
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1279
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1623
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1367
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1473
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1178
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1326
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1623
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1171
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1498
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1599
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1367
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1648
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1709
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2049
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2006