Minneapolis vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Minneapolis	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5659	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$1339	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$689	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4620	$3141
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	84	86
😀 Quality of life	88	93
🏙️ Population	430K	2.79M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 6% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 1145th and 861st ($2308 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1045th and 4th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Minneapolis ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 237th and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Toronto

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	Minneapolis	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.8	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.52	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1093	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2583	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1998	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.6	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3373	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.2	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.38	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1724	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27328	$17118

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095