Minneapolis vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Minneapolis	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5659	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$1339	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$689	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4620	$4040
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	84	89
😀 Quality of life	88	97
🏙️ Population	430K	5.87M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 25% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1145th and 129th ($2308 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1045th 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 2 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Minneapolis ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 237th and 11th 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	$19.1	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.8	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.52	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1093	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2583	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1998	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.6	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3373	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.2	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.38	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1724	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27328	$27780

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605