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North America
Minneapolis
MN, United States
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Minneapolis compare to Chicago?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Minneapolis is 3% better off vs in Chicago
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Minneapolis compared to Chicago, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$82,173
-$10,927 (-12%) vs Chicago
Tax Rate: 36%
Weather
How does the weather in Minneapolis compare to Chicago?
Minneapolis has better overall weather
4.6/10(vs 4.2/10 in Chicago)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
13°C(vs 15°C in Chicago)
Average Low
4°C(vs 8°C in Chicago)
Sunshine Hours
2,711h/yr+202h/yr(+8%)
Average High in hottest month
28°C(same as Chicago)
Average Low in coldest month
-12°C(vs -5°C in Chicago)
Rainy Days
74/yr-17/yr(-18%)
Muggy Days
23/yr-19/yr(-44%)
Cloud Cover
47%(same as Chicago)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Minneapolis compare to Chicago?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Minneapolis compared to Chicago?
SWE Affordability
3.1 years
0.4 years longer than Chicago
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Minneapolis has around 0 Luma events listed.
That's 100% fewer events than Chicago.
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