Minneapolis vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Minneapolis	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5659	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$1339	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$689	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4620	$581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	84	95
😀 Quality of life	88	65
🏙️ Population	430K	11.5M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 136% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1145th and 5654th ($2308 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1045th 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 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Minneapolis ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 237th and 4281st 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	$19.1	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.8	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.52	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1093	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2583	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1998	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.6	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3373	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.2	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.38	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1724	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27328	$14254

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611