Cost of Living
The St. Cloud metro area's cost of living is much lower than other MSA's in MN and the Upper Midwest. Several tools are available to make these comparisons. MN DEED developed the Cost of Living Tool to provide a yearly estimate of the basic-needs cost of living in MN for individuals and families, by county, region and statewide. The tool uses federal and state data to examine monthly living costs in seven categories: food, housing, health care, transportation, child care, other necessities and net taxes. To learn more about this tool,
click here. Moneygeek.com has a Cost of Living Calculator that compares the cost of living for up to 4 U.S. Living costs are just one part of the equation. You can also see how job opportunities and population stats stack up for the cities you're comparing -- all with beautiful, easy-to-understand visuals. To learn more about this tool,
click here.