Minneapolis vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Minneapolis	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2384	$1013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5758	$2476
🏠 One person rent	$1405	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$2471	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$491
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	86	95
😀 Quality of life	89	67
🏙️ Population	430K	6.21M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 135% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1119th and 5559th ($2384 vs $1013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 959th and 2nd in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Minneapolis compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Minneapolis ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 263rd and 4845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Minneapolis	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.8	$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1609	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2803	$959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2106	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.4	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3392	$2256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.1	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.7	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.37	$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.53	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$7.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1530	$550
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26188	$13739

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2288
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2219
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2284
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2260
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2273
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2278
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2062
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2290
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2229
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2189
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2361
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2359
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2197
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2189
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2192
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2230
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2304
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2410
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2292
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2354
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2125
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2272
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2174
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2216
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2219
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2259
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2582

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631