same $100k income, fresh start from Wichita
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
pricier each month than Wichita
Minneapolis costs more than Wichita, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,679/mo
43% more expensive than Wichita(vs $1,173/mo)
7.85%
$179/mo more in state tax than Wichita
vs 5.7% in Wichita
$6,000/mo
$685 less than Wichita
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$398k
80% more expensive than Wichita
vs $221k in Wichita
3.7M
vs 653k in Wichita
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in minneapolis.
Wichita gets 164 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Cold is the cost: 84 days drop below 20° vs Wichita's 20.
772% more happening than in Wichita.
76/100
46% higher than Wichita
vs 52/100 in Wichita
Closest outdoor draw: Fort Snelling State Park, 9.1 mi.
93/100
35% higher than Wichita
vs 69/100 in Wichita
130
1082% more than Wichita
vs 11 nonstops in Wichita
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