Minneapolis vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Minneapolis	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2384	$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5758	$2515
🏠 One person rent	$1405	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$2471	$653
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$1212
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	86	93
😀 Quality of life	89	87
🏙️ Population	430K	2.35M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 153% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1119th and 6085th ($2384 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 959th 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 1.9 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Minneapolis ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 263rd and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Taoyuan

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	Minneapolis	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.8	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$1.52
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1609	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2803	$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2106	$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.4	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3392	$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.1	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.7	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.37	$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.53	$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1530	$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26188	$17081

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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 Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$882
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$937
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1108
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1257
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$709
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$796
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$997
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$957
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$888
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$879
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$889
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$910
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$668
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$910
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$841
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$656
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$654
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$634
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$630
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$903
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$723
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$705
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$763
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$682
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$677
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$634
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$697
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$698
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$661
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$610
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$465
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$602
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$598
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$667
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$617
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$464