Minneapolis vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Minneapolis	Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2384	$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5758	$3182
🏠 One person rent	$1405	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$2471	$1015
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$455
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$1619
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	86	94
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	430K	2.44M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 90% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1119th and 4661st ($2384 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 959th 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 1.9 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Minneapolis ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 263rd and 266th 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	$19.8	$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$3.15
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1609	$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2803	$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2106	$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.4	$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3392	$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.1	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.7	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.37	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.53	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1530	$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26188	$18442

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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 Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	New Taipei	$1108
23 km or 14 mi	Keelung	$997
39 km or 24 mi	Taoyuan	$941
39 km or 24 mi	Yilan	$796
58 km or 36 mi	Zhubei	$882
63 km or 39 mi	Hsinchu	$937
89 km or 56 mi	Miaoli	$709
133 km or 82 mi	Taichung	$957
149 km or 92 mi	Changhua	$888
152 km or 95 mi	Nantou	$879
180 km or 112 mi	Douliu	$889
206 km or 128 mi	Chiayi	$910
252 km or 157 mi	Fuzhou	$656
257 km or 160 mi	Putian	$668
258 km or 160 mi	Taitung	$841
267 km or 166 mi	Tainan	$910
270 km or 168 mi	Ningde	$654
276 km or 172 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
297 km or 185 mi	Quanzhou	$634
298 km or 185 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
299 km or 186 mi	Jinjiang	$630
316 km or 196 mi	Rui'an	$705
330 km or 205 mi	Kinmen	$903
340 km or 211 mi	Wenzhou	$763
354 km or 220 mi	Xiamen	$723
371 km or 230 mi	Wenling	$677
379 km or 235 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
380 km or 236 mi	Nanping	$682
395 km or 246 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
411 km or 255 mi	Lishui	$697
414 km or 257 mi	Sanming	$634
425 km or 264 mi	Linhai	$661
454 km or 282 mi	Longyan	$698
461 km or 286 mi	Wuyishan	$610
488 km or 303 mi	Jinhua	$598
495 km or 308 mi	Yiwu	$667
508 km or 316 mi	Quzhou	$617
518 km or 322 mi	Shangrao	$665
520 km or 323 mi	Chaozhou	$465
525 km or 326 mi	Shantou	$602