Cost of living comparison
Minneapolis is 1.7% more expensive than Charlotte.
If you lived in Minneapolis instead of Charlotte, you would:
pay 0.2% more for restaurants
Charlotte
|
Minneapolis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$9.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
|
$2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
|
$1.87
|
|
pay 5.1% less for groceries
Charlotte
|
Minneapolis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
|
$3.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.34
|
$5.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
|
$3.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.52
|
$4.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.44
|
$4.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.83
|
$2.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
|
$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
|
$2.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
|
$2.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$1.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
|
$1.33
|
|
pay 9.5% less for transportation
Charlotte
|
Minneapolis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
|
$3.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$88.00
|
$85.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,000.00
|
$23,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.99
|
$16.18
|
|
pay 20.9% less for housing
Charlotte
|
Minneapolis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.44
|
$59.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,908.93
|
$1,551.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,607.94
|
$1,138.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.53
|
$106.97
|
|
pay 29.3% more for childcare
Charlotte
|
Minneapolis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,070.83
|
$1,533.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,375.00
|
$20,050.00
|
|
pay 25.1% more for entertainment and sports
Charlotte
|
Minneapolis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
|
$5.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.60
|
$10.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.67
|
$70.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$13.00
|
|
pay 6.9% less for clothing
Charlotte
|
Minneapolis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.17
|
$46.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.33
|
$32.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.75
|
$79.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.29
|
$125.62
|
|
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