Minneapolis vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Minneapolis	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2380	$2634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5756	$5902
🏠 One person rent	$1413	$1726
🏘️ Family rent	$2434	$2981
🍽️ Food expenses	$698	$666
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$99.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4476	$4360
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	84	68
😀 Quality of life	90	90
🏙️ Population	430K	385K

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 10% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 1095th and 658th ($2380 vs $2634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 963rd and 582nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Ranked 62nd vs 56th best cities to live in the United States, and 215th vs 202nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Tampa

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	Minneapolis	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$6.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1597	$1909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2639	$3364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2101	$2556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3686	$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2479	$2587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.1	$80.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$5.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.49	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.9	$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1787	$1294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26604	$14367

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2478
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2453
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2454
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2443
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2437
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2103
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2579
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2577
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2433
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2106
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2334
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2354
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2410
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2347
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2290
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2749
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2155
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2227
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2317
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2698
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2491
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2255
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2357
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1726
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2336
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2473
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2378
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2351
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1919
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2320
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2304
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2230
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2294