Minneapolis vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Minneapolis	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5659	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$1339	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$689	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4620	$893
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	84	54
😀 Quality of life	88	66
🏙️ Population	430K	8.78M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 258% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1145th and 7256th ($2308 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1045th and 118th 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 2 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Minneapolis ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 237th and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Quanzhou

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	Minneapolis	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.8	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.52	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1093	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2583	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1998	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.6	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3373	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.2	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.38	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1724	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27328	$20567

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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

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936