Minneapolis vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Minneapolis	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2256	$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5584	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$803
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$1741
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$438
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4424	$2601
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	83	100
😀 Quality of life	88	99
🏙️ Population	430K	14.3M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 38% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1228th and 3085th ($2256 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1082nd and 4th 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Minneapolis ranked 60th best city to live in the United States vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 234th 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	$20.1	$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.8	$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.96	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$6	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1461	$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2697	$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2009	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.25	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.44	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.9	$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1565	$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27084	$15495

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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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1133
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$980
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1124
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$964
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1061
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1080
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1071
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1077
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1000
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1187
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1096
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1106
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1038
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1095
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1050
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1052
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1057
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1075
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1033