Minneapolis vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Minneapolis	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5659	$3063
🏠 One person rent	$1339	$469
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$1083
🍽️ Food expenses	$689	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4620	$1589
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	84	94
😀 Quality of life	88	86
🏙️ Population	430K	4.04M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 115% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 1145th and 5000th ($2308 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1045th and 2nd in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Minneapolis ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 237th and 302nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs New Taipei

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	Minneapolis	New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.8	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.52	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1093	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2583	$1348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1998	$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.6	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	2.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3373	$9392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$4811
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.2	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$8.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.38	$9.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$9.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$15.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1724	$515
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27328	$18855

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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 New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1181
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$875
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$967
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$731
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$821
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$897
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$728
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$894
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$813
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$796
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$770
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$747
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$669
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$625
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$788
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$814
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$648
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$644
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$627
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$681
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$823
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$726
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$688
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$630
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$671
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$603
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$682
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$649
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$601
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$587
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$677
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$616
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$451
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$671
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$581