Minneapolis vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Minneapolis	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5659	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$1339	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$689	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4620	$5531
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	84	87
😀 Quality of life	88	91
🏙️ Population	430K	1.39M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 33% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 1145th and 36th ($2308 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1045th and 32nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Ranked 53rd vs 13th best cities to live in the United States, and 237th vs 95th among the best cities to live in the world.

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	Minneapolis	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.8	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.52	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1093	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2583	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1998	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.6	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3373	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.2	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.38	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1724	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27328	$28706

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759