Minneapolis vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Minneapolis	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2384	$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5758	$7114
🏠 One person rent	$1405	$2114
🏘️ Family rent	$2471	$3790
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$4401
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	86	89
😀 Quality of life	89	97
🏙️ Population	430K	5.87M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 24% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1119th and 154th ($2384 vs $3119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 959th and 1st in the United States and Singapore, respectively. Check the United States vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Minneapolis ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 263rd and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Singapore City

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	Minneapolis	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.8	$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$8.22
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1609	$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2803	$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2106	$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.4	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3392	$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.1	$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.7	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.37	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.53	$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1530	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26188	$31369

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2288
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2219
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2284
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2260
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2273
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2278
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2062
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2290
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2229
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2189
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2361
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2359
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2197
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2189
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2192
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2230
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2304
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2410
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2292
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2354
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2125
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2272
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2174
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2216
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2219
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2259
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2582

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$770
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$788
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$736
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$513
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$588
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$627
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$750
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$439
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$762
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$640
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$851
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$696
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$388
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$572
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$405
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$419
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$456
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$740
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$792
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$663