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New York City vs. Minneapolis Cost of Living Summary

New York City is 44.1% more expensive than Minneapolis.

Restaurants: pay 14.1% more in New York City
Groceries: pay 27.3% more in New York City
Transportation: pay 26.7% more in New York City
Housing: pay 61.9% more in New York City
Childcare: pay 93.8% more in New York City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.6% more in New York City
Clothing: pay 25.3% more in New York City

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and clothing in New York City are more expensive than in Minneapolis. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in New York City.

New York City vs. Minneapolis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New York City instead of Minneapolis, you would:

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pay 14.1% more for restaurants

	Minneapolis	New York City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.00	$25.00	+31.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$13.00	+8.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.00	$3.09	+3.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.30	$2.61	+13.3%
Average			+14.1%

Minneapolis vs. New York City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.3% more for groceries

	Minneapolis	New York City
Bread 1 loaf	$3.66	$4.75	+29.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.33	$8.89	+40.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.50	$6.05	+72.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.11	$7.20	+75.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.43	$7.07	+10.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.55	$3.29	+29.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77	$1.08	+39.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.15	$2.60	-17.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.28	$2.68	+17.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.51	$1.63	+7.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.87	$1.78	-4.8%
Average			+27.3%

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pay 26.7% more for transportation

	Minneapolis	New York City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.28	$3.47	+5.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$74.00	$132.00	+78.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,165.86	$36,344.69	+0.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.37	$22.39	+21.9%
Average			+26.7%

Minneapolis vs. New York City - Cost of transportation

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pay 61.9% more for housing

	Minneapolis	New York City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.36	$67.59	-1.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,747.43	$4,037.06	+131.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,234.44	$2,496.67	+102.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$131.42	$151.98	+15.6%
Average			+61.9%

Minneapolis vs. New York City - Cost of housing

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pay 93.8% more for childcare

	Minneapolis	New York City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,833.33	$3,154.10	+72.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,555.00	$57,250.00	+115.6%
Average			+93.8%

Minneapolis vs. New York City - Cost of childcare

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pay 59.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Minneapolis	New York City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$8.00	+33.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.92	$5.71	-3.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.00	$19.00	+58.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.27	$150.04	+176.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$20.00	+33.3%
Average			+59.6%

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pay 25.3% more for clothing

	Minneapolis	New York City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.55	$67.80	+15.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.87	$49.94	+6.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.10	$115.58	+29.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$113.12	$168.76	+49.2%
Average			+25.3%

Minneapolis vs. New York City - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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