Minneapolis vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Minneapolis	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2380	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5756	$1985
🏠 One person rent	$1413	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$2434	$533
🍽️ Food expenses	$698	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4476	$768
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	84	60
😀 Quality of life	90	57
🏙️ Population	430K	9.4M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 234% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1095th and 7025th ($2380 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 963rd and 46th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.1 months in Ningbo. Minneapolis ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 215th and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Ningbo

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	Minneapolis	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1597	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2639	$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2101	$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3686	$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2479	$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.1	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.49	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.9	$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1787	$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26604	$15234

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2306
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2221
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2305
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2302
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2330
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2290
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2054
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2289
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2307
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2271
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2236
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2528
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2398
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2183
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2286
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2201
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2312
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2219
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2353
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2296
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2386
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2147
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2317
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2202
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2258
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2299
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2678

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$576
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$740
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$666
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$597
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$826
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1128
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1003
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$672
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$677
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$696
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$631
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$673
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$771
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$586
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$632
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$696
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$679
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$696
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$753
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$612
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$674
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$642
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$700
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$634
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$637
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$639
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$601
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$621
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$604
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$659
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$622
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$630
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$597
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$597
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$620
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$634
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$618
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$531