same $100k income, fresh start from Los Angeles
changea dispatch from
minneapolis
MN
44.98°N
93.27°W
Minneapolis is 22 lakes inside city limits, an extensive skyway system that lets you cross downtown in February without a coat, and a music legacy that runs from Prince to The Replacements. Summer is a glorious lake-jumping, ice-cream-licking festival. Winter is sauna-and-skate season, with rinks on every lake and cross-country trails stitched through the city. Walleye is on every menu.
in our guides
the verdict
cheaper each month than Los Angeles
Minneapolis is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,679/mo
42% cheaper than Los Angeles(vs $2,899/mo)
7.85%
$121/mo less in state tax than Los Angeles
vs 9.3% in Los Angeles
$6,000/mo
$1,341 more than Los Angeles
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$398k
61% cheaper than Los Angeles
vs $1029k in Los Angeles
3.7M
vs 12.8M in Los Angeles
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in minneapolis.
Los Angeles actually gets more: 283 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 84 days below 20°, vs 0 in Los Angeles.
Lighter on events: Los Angeles packs 2.2× more into a month.
76/100
13% higher than Los Angeles
vs 67/100 in Los Angeles
Closest outdoor draw: Fort Snelling State Park, 9.1 mi.
93/100
3% lower than Los Angeles
vs 96/100 in Los Angeles
130
13% fewer than Los Angeles
vs 150 nonstops in Los Angeles
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