Minneapolis vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Minneapolis	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5659	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$1339	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$689	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4620	$4880
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	84	68
😀 Quality of life	88	89
🏙️ Population	430K	385K

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 10% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 1145th and 718th ($2308 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1045th and 664th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Ranked 53rd vs 41st best cities to live in the United States, and 237th vs 174th 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	$19.1	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.8	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.52	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1093	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2583	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1998	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.6	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3373	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.2	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.38	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1724	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27328	$14045

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2335
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265