Minneapolis vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Minneapolis	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2380	$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5756	$2577
🏠 One person rent	$1413	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$2434	$702
🍽️ Food expenses	$698	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4476	$2644
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	84	52
😀 Quality of life	90	89
🏙️ Population	430K	686K

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 132% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 1095th and 5380th ($2380 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 963rd and 315th 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 2.6 months in Shizuoka. Minneapolis ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Shizuoka ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 215th and 291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Shizuoka

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	Minneapolis	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$6.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1597	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2639	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2101	$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3686	$4629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2479	$3173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.1	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$40.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$9.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.49	$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.9	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1787	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26604	$19584

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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 Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$976
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$973
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$976
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$979
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$976
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1044
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1018
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$968
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$977
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1037
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$962
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1025
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1024
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1021
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1023
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1029
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1023
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$959
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1023
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1029
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1032
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1032
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1016
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1043
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1030
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1035
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1071
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1064
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1083
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1020
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1041
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1086
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1055
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1141
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1002
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1038
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$908
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1068