Minneapolis vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Minneapolis	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2256	$955
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5584	$2402
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$447
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4424	$365
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	83	94
😀 Quality of life	88	62
🏙️ Population	430K	6.21M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 136% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1228th and 5959th ($2256 vs $955) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1082nd 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 2 months in Minneapolis compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Minneapolis ranked 60th best city to live in the United States vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 234th and 4932nd 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	$20.1	$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.8	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.96	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$6	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1461	$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2697	$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2009	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	10.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90	$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$8.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.25	$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.44	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.9	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1565	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27084	$10815

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2280
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2193
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2224
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2282
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2305
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2400
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2251
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2091
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2282
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2292
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2239
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2200
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2429
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2177
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2361
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2249
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2196
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2227
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2258
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2320
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2485
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2352
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2447
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2162
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2318
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2252
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2262
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2294
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2640

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$773
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$636
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$652
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$808
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$591
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$600
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$578
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$675
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$500
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$549
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$563
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$647
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$649
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$461
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$513
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$596
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$635
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$620
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$520
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$664
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$623
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$585
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$629
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$618
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$532
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$537
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$609
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$543
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$618
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$617
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$593
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$622
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$542
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$631
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$618
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$515
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$463
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$666
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$585