Minneapolis vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Minneapolis	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2256	$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5584	$5897
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$1551
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$2665
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4424	$3590
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	83	86
😀 Quality of life	88	94
🏙️ Population	430K	2.79M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 12% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 1228th and 656th ($2256 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1082nd and 5th 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 1.4 months in Toronto. Minneapolis ranked 60th best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 234th and 52nd 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	$20.1	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.8	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.96	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$6	$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1461	$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2697	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2009	$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.25	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.44	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.9	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1565	$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27084	$18156

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2332
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2472
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2398
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2127
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2266
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2597
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1635
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2297
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2154
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1971
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2012
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1762
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$1798
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$1873
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2267
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1999
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1884
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2018
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$2095
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2051
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$1964
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2041
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$2038
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$1986
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2017
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2009
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1814
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2074
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2046
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2085