Minneapolis vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Minneapolis	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2384	$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5758	$4816
🏠 One person rent	$1405	$1184
🏘️ Family rent	$2471	$2040
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$2197
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	86	91
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	430K	2.75M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 15% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1119th and 1819th ($2384 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 959th and 2nd in the United States and Italy, respectively. Check the United States vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Minneapolis ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 263rd and 179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Rome

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	Minneapolis	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.8	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1609	$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2803	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2106	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.4	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3392	$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.1	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.7	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.37	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.53	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1530	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26188	$12431

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358