Minneapolis vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Minneapolis	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5659	$5245
🏠 One person rent	$1339	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$2384
🍽️ Food expenses	$689	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4620	$4432
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	84	69
😀 Quality of life	88	90
🏙️ Population	430K	1.61M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 4% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 1145th and 955th ($2308 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1045th and 875th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.9 months in Phoenix. Ranked 53rd vs 31st best cities to live in the United States, and 237th vs 146th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Phoenix

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	Minneapolis	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.8	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.52	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1093	$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2583	$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1998	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.6	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3373	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.2	$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.38	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1724	$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27328	$12281

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724