Minneapolis vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Minneapolis	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2256	$2343
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5584	$5065
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$1300
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$2104
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$689
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4424	$3751
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	83	79
😀 Quality of life	88	95
🏙️ Population	430K	709K

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 4% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 1228th and 1029th ($2256 vs $2343) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1082nd 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 60th best city to live in the United States vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 234th and 34th 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	$20.1	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.8	$98.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.96	$10.3
☕ Cappuccino	$6	$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$3.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1461	$1334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$1043
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2697	$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2009	$1718
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$8961
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$6717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90	$83.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$31.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$4.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.25	$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.44	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$34.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$91.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.9	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1565	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27084	$7583

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2280
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2193
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2224
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2282
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2305
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2400
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2251
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2091
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2282
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2292
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2239
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2200
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2429
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2177
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2361
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2249
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2196
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2227
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2258
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2320
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2485
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2352
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2447
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2162
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2318
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2252
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2262
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2294
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2640

Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1885
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1955
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2149
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1826
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1724
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1908
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1613
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1884
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1645
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1898
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1714
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1713
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1267
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1816
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1583
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1259
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1710
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1417
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1415
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1209
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1393
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1725
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1275
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1596
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1510
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1264
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1593
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1824
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2139
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2161