Minneapolis vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Minneapolis	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5659	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$1339	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$689	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4620	$4749
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	84	82
😀 Quality of life	88	88
🏙️ Population	430K	468K

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 3% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 1145th and 972nd ($2308 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1045th and 892nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Minneapolis compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Ranked 53rd vs 51st best cities to live in the United States, and 237th vs 221st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Raleigh

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	Minneapolis	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.8	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.52	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1093	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2583	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1998	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.6	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3373	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.2	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.38	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1724	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27328	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682