Minneapolis vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Minneapolis	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2434	$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5848	$8247
🏠 One person rent	$1415	$2805
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$4446
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$765
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4333	$6139
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	86	87
😀 Quality of life	88	91
🏙️ Population	430K	1.01M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 38% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 1017th and 8th ($2434 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th and 5th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Ranked 80th vs 25th best cities to live in the United States, and 283rd vs 126th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs San Jose, United States

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	Minneapolis	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.7	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$9.09
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1623	$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2834	$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2128	$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3389	$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.48	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.54	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$128
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1397	$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26236	$23151

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2319
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2223
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2290
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2304
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2273
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2270
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2313
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2045
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2251
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2312
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2250
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2213
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2356
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2156
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2336
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2194
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2184
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2223
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2211
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2307
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2402
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2287
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2326
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2103
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2291
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2175
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2215
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2222
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2618

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2928
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3345
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3387
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3194
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3172
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3616
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3234
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3075
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3728
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3357
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3073
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3029
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3698
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3577
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3588
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2822
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3088
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3797
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3043
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3310
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2848
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3276
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3873
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3261
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3559
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2088
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3273