Minneapolis vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minneapolis Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2240
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5424
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1311
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$2255
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$641
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4843
$1361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
83
84
😀 Quality of life
89
83
🏙️ Population
430K
3.03M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 125% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1193rd and 5356th ($2240 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1071st and 3rd 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 2.2 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Minneapolis ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 158th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Minneapolis Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.6
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$5.89
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1458
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1065
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2657
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1879
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.9
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3298
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2511
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.67
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.67
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.85
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.18
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.31
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.3
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.8
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.7
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1651
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24407
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi Golden Valley
$2241
8.4 km or 5.2 mi St. Louis Park
$2246
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Crystal
$2285
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Roseville
$2174
10 km or 6.2 mi Richfield
$2238
10 km or 6.4 mi Brooklyn Center
$2356
11 km or 6.6 mi New Hope
$2287
11 km or 6.8 mi New Brighton
$2312
12 km or 7.2 mi Fridley
$2403
12 km or 7.3 mi Edina
$2285
14 km or 8.8 mi Brooklyn Park
$2408
14 km or 9 mi Saint Paul
$2094
14 km or 9 mi Shoreview
$2284
15 km or 9.3 mi Plymouth
$2303
15 km or 9.6 mi Coon Rapids
$2490
17 km or 10 mi Bloomington
$2253
18 km or 11 mi Maple Grove
$2357
20 km or 12 mi Minnetonka
$2346
20 km or 12 mi Eagan
$2166
20 km or 12 mi Blaine
$2457
21 km or 13 mi South St. Paul
$2101
21 km or 13 mi Eden Prairie
$2438
22 km or 14 mi Maplewood
$2093
23 km or 14 mi Savage
$2272
23 km or 14 mi Inver Grove Heights
$2132
23 km or 15 mi White Bear Lake
$2215
24 km or 15 mi Burnsville
$2206
24 km or 15 mi Oakdale
$2102
24 km or 15 mi Lino Lakes
$2332
25 km or 15 mi Chanhassen
$2378
25 km or 16 mi Champlin
$2521
27 km or 17 mi Woodbury
$2073
28 km or 17 mi Andover
$2489
28 km or 17 mi Apple Valley
$2140
29 km or 18 mi Shakopee
$2340
29 km or 18 mi Rosemount
$2173
31 km or 19 mi Cottage Grove
$2138
32 km or 20 mi Prior Lake
$2264
34 km or 21 mi Chaska
$2332
34 km or 21 mi Ramsey
$2690

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721