Minneapolis vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Minneapolis	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2256	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5584	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4424	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	83	95
😀 Quality of life	88	63
🏙️ Population	430K	11.5M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 123% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1228th and 5616th ($2256 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1082nd and 1st 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 months in Minneapolis compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Minneapolis ranked 60th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 234th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Sao Paulo

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	Minneapolis	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.8	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.96	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$6	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1461	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2697	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2009	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.25	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.44	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.9	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1565	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27084	$13135

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2280
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2193
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2224
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2282
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2305
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2400
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2251
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2091
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2282
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2292
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2239
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2200
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2429
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2177
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2361
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2249
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2196
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2227
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2258
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2320
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2485
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2352
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2447
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2162
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2318
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2252
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2262
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2294
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2640

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629