Chengdu vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$5659
🏠 One person rent	$240	$1339
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$2336
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$689
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$4620
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	94	84
😀 Quality of life	72	88
🏙️ Population	20.9M	430K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 73% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 7421st and 1145th ($623 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 1045th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 2 months in Minneapolis. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Minneapolis ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 1890th and 237th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Minneapolis

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	Chengdu	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$6.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$1496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$1093
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$2583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$63.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$3373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$88.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$5.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$8.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$1724
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$27328

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574

Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682