Minneapolis vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Minneapolis	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2380	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5756	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$1413	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$2434	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$698	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4476	$3927
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	84	93
😀 Quality of life	90	98
🏙️ Population	430K	2.14M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 2% more expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 1095th and 1191st ($2380 vs $2338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 963rd and 3rd in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Minneapolis ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 215th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Perth

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	Minneapolis	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1597	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2639	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2101	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3686	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2479	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.1	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.49	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.9	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1787	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26604	$13377

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736