Minneapolis vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Minneapolis	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2384	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5758	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$1405	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$2471	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$3839
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	86	95
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	430K	985K

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 6% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1119th and 849th ($2384 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 959th and 1st in the United States and Sweden, respectively. Check the United States vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Minneapolis ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 263rd and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Stockholm

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	Minneapolis	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.8	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1609	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2803	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2106	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.4	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3392	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.1	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.7	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.37	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.53	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1530	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26188	$17693

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2065
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1827
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1840
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1914
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1702
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1741
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1831
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1651
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1547
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1603
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1398
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1337
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1423
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1311
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1631
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1397
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1579
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1370
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1884
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1594
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1562
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1567
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1597
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1568
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1691
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1383
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$994
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1583
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1606
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1481
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1701
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1375
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1516