Minneapolis vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Minneapolis	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2434	$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5848	$5447
🏠 One person rent	$1415	$1383
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$2366
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4333	$3766
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	86	95
😀 Quality of life	88	95
🏙️ Population	430K	985K

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 0.2% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1017th and 1008th ($2434 vs $2439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th 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 1.8 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Minneapolis ranked 80th best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 283rd and 19th 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	$22.7	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1623	$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2834	$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2128	$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3389	$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.48	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.54	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1397	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26236	$17265

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2319
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2223
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2290
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2304
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2273
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2270
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2313
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2045
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2251
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2312
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2250
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2213
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2356
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2156
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2336
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2194
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2184
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2223
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2211
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2307
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2402
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2287
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2326
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2103
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2291
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2175
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2215
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2222
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2618

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2014
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1211
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1789
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1979
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1672
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1842
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1659
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1625
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1583
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1463
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1507
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1363
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1269
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1303
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1251
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1543
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1337
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1498
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1298
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1810
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1479
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1481
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1531
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1503
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1560
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1529
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1625
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1370
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$932
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1535
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1597
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1423
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1629
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1416
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1464