Minneapolis vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Minneapolis	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2434	$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5848	$3146
🏠 One person rent	$1415	$636
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$1119
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4333	$1068
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	86	99
😀 Quality of life	88	76
🏙️ Population	430K	24.9M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 112% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1017th and 4880th ($2434 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th and 5th 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 1.8 months in Minneapolis compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Minneapolis ranked 80th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 283rd and 1178th 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	$22.7	$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1623	$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2834	$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2128	$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3389	$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.48	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.54	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1397	$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26236	$27610

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2319
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2223
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2290
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2304
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2273
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2270
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2313
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2045
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2251
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2312
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2250
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2213
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2356
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2156
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2336
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2194
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2184
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2223
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2211
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2307
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2402
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2287
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2326
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2103
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2291
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2175
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2215
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2222
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2618

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1030
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$708
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$726
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$725
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$798
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$678
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$581
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$680
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$658
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$571
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$660
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$645
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$670
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$663
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$636
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$659
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$899
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$651
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$664
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$657
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$627
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$667
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$623
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$693
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$691
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$623
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$644
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$661
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$696
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$693
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$620
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$677
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$684
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$644
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$789