Minneapolis vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Minneapolis	Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2256	$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5584	$3291
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$535
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$1250
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$412
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4424	$1789
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	83	95
😀 Quality of life	88	86
🏙️ Population	430K	2.6M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 95% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1228th and 4715th ($2256 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1082nd and 1st 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 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Minneapolis ranked 60th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 234th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Taipei

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	Minneapolis	Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.8	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.96	$2.59
☕ Cappuccino	$6	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1461	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2697	$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2009	$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90	$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.25	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.44	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.9	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1565	$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27084	$18424

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2280
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2193
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2224
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2282
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2305
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2400
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2251
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2091
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2282
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2292
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2239
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2200
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2429
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2177
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2361
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2249
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2196
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2227
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2258
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2320
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2485
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2352
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2447
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2162
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2318
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2252
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2262
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2294
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2640

Cities near Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	New Taipei	$1060
23 km or 14 mi	Keelung	$1028
39 km or 24 mi	Taoyuan	$868
39 km or 24 mi	Yilan	$745
58 km or 36 mi	Zhubei	$828
63 km or 39 mi	Hsinchu	$864
89 km or 56 mi	Miaoli	$698
133 km or 82 mi	Taichung	$931
149 km or 92 mi	Changhua	$841
152 km or 95 mi	Nantou	$818
180 km or 112 mi	Douliu	$761
206 km or 128 mi	Chiayi	$707
252 km or 157 mi	Fuzhou	$706
257 km or 160 mi	Putian	$661
258 km or 160 mi	Taitung	$801
267 km or 166 mi	Tainan	$841
270 km or 168 mi	Ningde	$683
276 km or 172 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
297 km or 185 mi	Quanzhou	$666
298 km or 185 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
299 km or 186 mi	Jinjiang	$654
316 km or 196 mi	Rui'an	$719
330 km or 205 mi	Kinmen	$821
340 km or 211 mi	Wenzhou	$776
354 km or 220 mi	Xiamen	$807
371 km or 230 mi	Wenling	$712
379 km or 235 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
380 km or 236 mi	Nanping	$673
395 km or 246 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
411 km or 255 mi	Lishui	$719
414 km or 257 mi	Sanming	$642
425 km or 264 mi	Linhai	$702
454 km or 282 mi	Longyan	$713
461 km or 286 mi	Wuyishan	$643
488 km or 303 mi	Jinhua	$731
495 km or 308 mi	Yiwu	$708
508 km or 316 mi	Quzhou	$633
518 km or 322 mi	Shangrao	$716
520 km or 323 mi	Chaozhou	$592
525 km or 326 mi	Shantou	$605