Minneapolis vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minneapolis Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2380
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5756
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$1413
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2434
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$698
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4476
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
84
85
😀 Quality of life
90
83
🏙️ Population
430K
3.03M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 136% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1095th and 5518th ($2380 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 963rd and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Minneapolis ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 215th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Minneapolis Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.5
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.96
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$5.88
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1597
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1151
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2639
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2101
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.1
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3686
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2479
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.1
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.1
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.45
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.49
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.54
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.2
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.8
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1787
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26604
$19915

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi Golden Valley
$2285
8.4 km or 5.2 mi St. Louis Park
$2277
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Crystal
$2306
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Roseville
$2221
10 km or 6.2 mi Richfield
$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi Brooklyn Center
$2328
11 km or 6.6 mi New Hope
$2305
11 km or 6.8 mi New Brighton
$2302
12 km or 7.2 mi Fridley
$2330
12 km or 7.3 mi Edina
$2290
14 km or 8.8 mi Brooklyn Park
$2335
14 km or 9 mi Saint Paul
$2054
14 km or 9 mi Shoreview
$2289
15 km or 9.3 mi Plymouth
$2307
15 km or 9.6 mi Coon Rapids
$2283
17 km or 10 mi Bloomington
$2271
18 km or 11 mi Maple Grove
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Minnetonka
$2317
20 km or 12 mi Eagan
$2236
20 km or 12 mi Blaine
$2528
21 km or 13 mi South St. Paul
$2160
21 km or 13 mi Eden Prairie
$2398
22 km or 14 mi Maplewood
$2183
23 km or 14 mi Savage
$2286
23 km or 14 mi Inver Grove Heights
$2201
23 km or 15 mi White Bear Lake
$2252
24 km or 15 mi Burnsville
$2312
24 km or 15 mi Oakdale
$2219
24 km or 15 mi Lino Lakes
$2320
25 km or 15 mi Chanhassen
$2353
25 km or 16 mi Champlin
$2478
27 km or 17 mi Woodbury
$2296
28 km or 17 mi Andover
$2386
28 km or 17 mi Apple Valley
$2147
29 km or 18 mi Shakopee
$2317
29 km or 18 mi Rosemount
$2202
31 km or 19 mi Cottage Grove
$2227
32 km or 20 mi Prior Lake
$2258
34 km or 21 mi Chaska
$2299
34 km or 21 mi Ramsey
$2678

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650