Minneapolis vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minneapolis Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2384
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5758
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$1405
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$2471
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4498
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
86
85
😀 Quality of life
89
86
🏙️ Population
430K
2.87M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 149% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1119th and 5984th ($2384 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 959th and 5th in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Minneapolis ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 263rd and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Taichung

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Minneapolis Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.8
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.8
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1609
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1141
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2803
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2106
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.4
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3392
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2176
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.1
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.45
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.37
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.53
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.88
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.5
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.7
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1530
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26188
$17495

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665