Minneapolis vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Minneapolis	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5659	$4239
🏠 One person rent	$1339	$789
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$1714
🍽️ Food expenses	$689	$423
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4620	$2474
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	84	100
😀 Quality of life	88	99
🏙️ Population	430K	14.3M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 44% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1145th and 3019th ($2308 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1045th 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 2 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Minneapolis ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 237th and 3rd 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	$19.1	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.8	$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.52	$3.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1093	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2583	$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1998	$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.6	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3373	$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.2	$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.38	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1724	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27328	$15235

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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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1150
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1138
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$1033
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1107
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1103
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1104
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1105
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1249
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1099
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1122
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1196
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1124
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1071
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1088
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1164
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1071
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1084
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1164
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1103
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1101