Minneapolis vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Minneapolis	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2434	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5848	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$1415	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4333	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	86	99
😀 Quality of life	88	100
🏙️ Population	430K	5.45M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 14% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1017th and 370th ($2434 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th and 1st in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Minneapolis ranked 80th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 283rd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Sydney

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	Minneapolis	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.7	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1623	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2834	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2128	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3389	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.48	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.54	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1397	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26236	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863