Minneapolis vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Minneapolis	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2380	$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5756	$5700
🏠 One person rent	$1413	$1497
🏘️ Family rent	$2434	$2629
🍽️ Food expenses	$698	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4476	$3732
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	84	99
😀 Quality of life	90	97
🏙️ Population	430K	2.15M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 5% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1095th and 843rd ($2380 vs $2517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 963rd 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 1.5 months in Paris. Minneapolis ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 215th and 18th 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	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$7.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1597	$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2639	$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2101	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3686	$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2479	$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.1	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.49	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.9	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1787	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26604	$15084

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2306
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2221
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2305
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2302
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2330
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2290
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2054
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2289
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2307
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2271
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2236
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2528
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2398
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2183
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2286
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2201
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2312
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2219
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2353
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2296
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2386
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2147
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2317
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2202
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2258
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2299
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2678

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488