Minneapolis vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Minneapolis	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$5578
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$1253
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$2603
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4843	$3155
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	83	99
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	430K	2.15M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 0.4% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1193rd and 1216th ($2240 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1071st and 2nd in the United States and France, respectively. Check the United States vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Minneapolis ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 158th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Paris

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	Minneapolis	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.98	$8.14
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1065	$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2657	$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2511	$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.95	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.67	$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.67	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.85	$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.31	$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.3	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.7	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1651	$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24407	$16502

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1743
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1625
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1868
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1641
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1323
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1518
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1345
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1586
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1278
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1465
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1305
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1239
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1151
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1139
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1166
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1393
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1218
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1526
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1129
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1206
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1265
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1381