Guangzhou vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guangzhou	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$774	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2226	$5659
🏠 One person rent	$352	$1339
🏘️ Family rent	$830	$2336
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$689
🚐 Transport expenses	$79	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1294	$4620
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	97	84
😀 Quality of life	75	88
🏙️ Population	18.7M	430K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 66% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 6548th and 1145th ($774 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 2 months in Minneapolis. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Minneapolis ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 1055th and 237th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Minneapolis

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	Guangzhou	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.42	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$6.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$465	$1496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$1093
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$2583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$1998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$63.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10125	$3373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4029	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$88.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$5.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.6	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$8.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.72	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.58	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$39	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$1724
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14511	$27328

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$611
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$656
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$804
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$794
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$461
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$653
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$812
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$916
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1588
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$601
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$823
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2432
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$764
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$877
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$803
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$755
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$936
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$758
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$761
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$756
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$724
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$569
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$655
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$443
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$771
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$761
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$451
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$581
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$702
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$522
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$609
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$579
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$649
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$650

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