Minneapolis vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Minneapolis	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2256	$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5584	$5959
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$1338
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$2858
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4424	$3414
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	83	99
😀 Quality of life	88	95
🏙️ Population	430K	2.15M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 4% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1228th and 998th ($2256 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1082nd and 1st 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 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Minneapolis ranked 60th best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 234th and 22nd 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	$20.1	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.8	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.96	$8.18
☕ Cappuccino	$6	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1461	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2697	$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2009	$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90	$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.25	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.44	$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.9	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1565	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27084	$18941

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1826
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1669
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1894
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1699
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1628
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1309
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1532
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1423
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1643
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1312
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1370
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1320
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1195
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1221
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1244
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1448
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1262
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1607
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1349
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1474
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1286
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1395