Minneapolis vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Minneapolis	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2256	$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5584	$3654
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$602
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$1527
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4424	$1905
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	83	100
😀 Quality of life	88	79
🏙️ Population	430K	24.9M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 99% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1228th and 4780th ($2256 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1082nd and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Minneapolis ranked 60th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 234th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Shanghai

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	Minneapolis	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.8	$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.96	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$6	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1461	$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2697	$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2009	$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.25	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.44	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.9	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1565	$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27084	$31401

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2280
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2193
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2224
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2282
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2305
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2400
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2251
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2091
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2282
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2292
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2239
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2200
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2429
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2177
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2361
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2249
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2196
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2227
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2258
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2320
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2485
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2352
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2447
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2162
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2318
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2252
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2262
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2294
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2640

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1028
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$706
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$749
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$738
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$585
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$661
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$718
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$620
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$706
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$685
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$612
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$733
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$674
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$742
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$702
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$729
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$843
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$676
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$690
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$629
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$698
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$630
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$673
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$698
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$650
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$651
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$703
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$708
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$699
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$702
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$771
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$648
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$774