Minneapolis vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minneapolis Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2256
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5584
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$1311
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$2372
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$676
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4424
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
83
93
😀 Quality of life
88
83
🏙️ Population
430K
2.33M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 160% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1228th and 6227th ($2256 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1082nd and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Minneapolis ranked 60th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 234th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minneapolis Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.8
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.96
$1.55
 Cappuccino
$6
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1461
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1061
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2697
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2009
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.6
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3075
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2486
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.2
$8.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.9
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.25
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.44
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.7
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.9
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1565
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27084
$13630

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691