Minneapolis vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Minneapolis	Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2380	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5756	$2691
🏠 One person rent	$1413	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$2434	$607
🍽️ Food expenses	$698	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4476	$1593
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	84	99
😀 Quality of life	90	80
🏙️ Population	430K	1.33M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 129% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1095th and 5298th ($2380 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 963rd and 260th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Minneapolis ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 215th and 750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Saitama

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	Minneapolis	Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1597	$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2639	$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2101	$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3686	$5146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2479	$2855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.1	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$5.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$6.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.49	$9.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$18.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.9	$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1787	$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26604	$17943

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2306
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2221
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2305
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2302
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2330
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2290
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2054
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2289
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2307
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2271
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2236
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2528
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2398
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2183
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2286
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2201
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2312
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2219
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2353
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2296
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2386
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2147
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2317
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2202
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2258
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2299
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2678

Cities near Saitama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi	Warabi	$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Toda	$961
6.5 km or 4 mi	Shiki	$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Asaka	$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Fujimi	$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kawaguchi	$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi	Wako	$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi	Niiza	$1033
11 km or 7 mi	Miyoshi	$997
11 km or 7.1 mi	Fujimino	$961
14 km or 8.4 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kiyose	$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi	Ageo	$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi	Hasuda	$994
15 km or 9.3 mi	Soka	$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi	Ina	$990
16 km or 9.7 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kasukabe	$1038
17 km or 10 mi	Kawagoe	$952
17 km or 10 mi	Matsubushi	$1028
17 km or 11 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
18 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1110
18 km or 11 mi	Okegawa	$976
18 km or 11 mi	Shiraoka	$998
18 km or 11 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
18 km or 11 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
18 km or 11 mi	Yashio	$1002
19 km or 12 mi	Miyashiro	$1007
20 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1698
20 km or 12 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
20 km or 12 mi	Sugito	$1007
21 km or 13 mi	Misato	$1005
21 km or 13 mi	Sayama	$1005
21 km or 13 mi	Kitamoto	$981
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1066
21 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
22 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1066
22 km or 14 mi	Kuki	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Iruma	$1017
23 km or 14 mi	Noda	$1055