Moving from Minot to Minneapolis

Moving to Minneapolis costs you $563 a month

−$6,756 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.

Minot leftover

$3,316

a month after tax and rent

Minneapolis leftover

$2,753

−$563 vs Minot

Monthly and annual budget comparison between Minot, ND and Minneapolis, MN
Per monthMinotMinneapolisDifference
Gross pay$7,708$8,270+$562
Income and payroll tax$1,635$2,194+$559
Take-home pay$6,074$6,076+$3
Rent$951$1,369+$418
Getting around$544$504−$40
Groceries$348$400+$52
Healthcare$392$450+$58
Utilities$218$250+$32
Everything else$305$350+$45
Left over$3,316$2,753−$563

To break even in Minneapolis, you'd need to earn

$110,000

Household gross, versus $92,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Minot does now.

The tax difference alone

−$4,711

A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 21.2% in Minot, 26.5% in Minneapolis.

More about Minneapolis

Minot, ND in full

State income tax topping out at 2.5%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,132 and 202 sunny days; commutes average 20 minutes.

Minneapolis, MN in full

Strong wages, good bones, and a January that averages 9°F at night.

The reverse move

Same two cities, but starting from Minneapolis on Minneapolis wages.

MinneapolisMinot

Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Minneapolis than Minot?

A one-bedroom is about $951 in Minot versus $1,369 in Minneapolis. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $563 a month lower in Minneapolis. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.

Does Minneapolis have state income tax?

Minneapolis is in Minnesota, which taxes wage income.

What changes if you move from Minot to Minneapolis?

Take-home pay is recalculated under Minnesota tax, rent is priced at the same bedroom count, and leftover is the gap. The from-to page also lists IRS households that already made the move, when that data exists.

Rent is Zillow's asking rent for each metro; taxes and living costs are modelled. An estimate, not a quote or tax advice. How this is calculated.