Minneapolis vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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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Prices in Minneapolis vs Taoyuan

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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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Cities near Minneapolis

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