Minneapolis vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Minneapolis	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2384	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5758	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$1405	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$2471	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$3974
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	86	99
😀 Quality of life	89	96
🏙️ Population	430K	2.11M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 4% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1119th and 916th ($2384 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 959th 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 1.9 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Minneapolis ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 263rd and 14th 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	$19.8	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1609	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2803	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2106	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.4	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3392	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.1	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.7	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.37	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.53	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1530	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26188	$17184

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2288
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2219
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2284
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2260
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2273
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2278
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2062
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2290
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2229
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2189
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2361
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2359
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2197
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2189
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2192
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2230
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2304
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2410
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2292
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2354
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2125
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2272
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2174
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2216
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2219
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2259
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2582

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544