Minneapolis vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Minneapolis	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$2648
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$868
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4843	$359
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	83	94
😀 Quality of life	89	62
🏙️ Population	430K	6.78M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 122% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1193rd and 5234th ($2240 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1071st 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 2.2 months in Minneapolis compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Minneapolis ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 158th and 5089th 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	$19.9	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.98	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1065	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2657	$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	10.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$2527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2511	$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$55.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$9.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.95	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.67	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.67	$1.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.85	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.31	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.3	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.7	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1651	$588
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24407	$10845

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2241
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2246
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2285
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2174
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2238
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2356
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2287
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2312
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2403
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2285
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2408
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2094
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2284
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2303
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2490
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2253
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2357
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2346
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2166
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2457
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2101
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2438
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2093
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2272
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2132
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2215
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2206
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2102
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2378
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2521
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2073
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2489
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2140
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2340
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2173
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2138
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2264
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2332
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2690

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$778
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$688
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$710
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$887
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$645
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$619
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$717
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$531
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$593
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$606
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$691
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$702
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$711
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$496
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$560
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$633
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$681
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$638
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$647
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$685
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$616
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$653
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$617
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$465
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$582
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$679
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$554
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$701
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$669
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$631
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$681
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$591
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$680
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$674
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$579
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$541
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$775
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$620