Minneapolis vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Minneapolis	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2380	$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5756	$4089
🏠 One person rent	$1413	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$2434	$1453
🍽️ Food expenses	$698	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$322
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4476	$2574
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	84	100
😀 Quality of life	90	99
🏙️ Population	430K	14.3M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 40% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1095th and 3130th ($2380 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 963rd and 3rd in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Minneapolis ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 215th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Tokyo

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	Minneapolis	Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1597	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$631
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2639	$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2101	$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3686	$10581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2479	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.1	$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$30.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$5.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.49	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$55
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.9	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1787	$518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26604	$14795

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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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1110
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1115
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1125
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1035
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1055
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$961
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1113
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$945
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1066
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1198
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1058
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1047
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1025
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$972
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1354
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1068
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1088
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1037
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1066
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1002
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$997
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1024
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1005
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$975
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1044
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$961