Minneapolis vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Minneapolis	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5659	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$1339	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$689	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4620	$3146
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	84	99
😀 Quality of life	88	95
🏙️ Population	430K	2.15M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 2% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1145th and 1222nd ($2308 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1045th 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 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 237th and 25th 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	$19.1	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.8	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.52	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1093	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2583	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1998	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.6	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3373	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.2	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.38	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1724	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27328	$16193

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293