Minneapolis vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Minneapolis	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5659	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$1339	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$689	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4620	$3371
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	84	95
😀 Quality of life	88	95
🏙️ Population	430K	985K

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 13% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1145th and 1732nd ($2308 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1045th 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 2 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Minneapolis ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 237th and 20th 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	$19.1	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.8	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.52	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1093	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2583	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1998	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.6	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3373	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.2	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.38	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1724	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27328	$5804

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331