Sioux Falls, SD → Minneapolis, MN
Moving to Minneapolis costs you $187 a month
−$2,244 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
In 2022-2023, 279 households moved Sioux Falls → Minneapolis (avg AGI $66,939). 222 went the other way. The whole move →
| Per month | Sioux Falls | Minneapolis | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,250 | $8,263 | +$1,013 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,451 | $2,191 | +$740 |
| Take-home pay | $5,799 | $6,072 | +$273 |
| Rent | $1,005 | $1,369 | +$364 |
| Getting around | $539 | $504 | −$35 |
| Groceries | $364 | $400 | +$36 |
| Healthcare | $410 | $450 | +$40 |
| Utilities | $228 | $250 | +$22 |
| Everything else | $319 | $350 | +$31 |
| Left over | $2,936 | $2,749 | −$187 |
To break even in Minneapolis, you'd need to earn
$102,500
Household gross, versus $87,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Sioux Falls does now.
The tax difference alone
−$5,280
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 20.0% in Sioux Falls, 26.5% in Minneapolis.
More about Minneapolis
Sioux Falls, SD in full
No income tax, an 18-minute commute, and nothing to do in February.
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.
Minneapolis → Sioux Falls →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.