Minneapolis vs San Jose, Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Minneapolis	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$1324
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5659	$3344
🏠 One person rent	$1339	$606
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$1094
🍽️ Food expenses	$689	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4620	$990
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	84	60
😀 Quality of life	88	66
🏙️ Population	430K	342K

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 74% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 1145th and 4143rd ($2308 vs $1324) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1045th and 2nd in the United States and Costa Rica, respectively. Check the United States vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Minneapolis compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Minneapolis ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 237th and 4085th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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	Minneapolis	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.8	$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.52	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$4.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1093	$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2583	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1998	$874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.6	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	10.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3373	$2883
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$1718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.2	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$5.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.38	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$9.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$72.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1724	$601
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27328	$12527

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682

Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1296
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1269
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$1024
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$801
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1225
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$932
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1710
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$839
246 km or 153 mi	David	$890
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$666
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$701
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$710
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$738
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$624
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1089
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$455
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$632
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1116
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$638
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1117
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1172
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$957
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1328
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1479
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1310
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1304
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1088
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1083
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$753
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$755
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1204
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1182
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1160
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$626
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$903