Minneapolis vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Minneapolis	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2434	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5848	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$1415	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4333	$3694
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	86	99
😀 Quality of life	88	94
🏙️ Population	430K	2.1M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 1% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1017th and 964th ($2434 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th 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 1.8 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Minneapolis ranked 80th best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 283rd and 34th 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	$22.7	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1623	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2834	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2128	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3389	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.48	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.54	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1397	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26236	$19577

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2319
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2223
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2290
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2304
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2273
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2270
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2313
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2045
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2251
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2312
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2250
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2213
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2356
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2156
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2336
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2194
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2184
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2223
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2211
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2307
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2402
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2287
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2326
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2103
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2291
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2175
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2215
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2222
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2618

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506