Minneapolis vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Minneapolis	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2256	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5584	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4424	$727
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	83	24
😀 Quality of life	88	39
🏙️ Population	430K	6.56M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 269% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1228th and 7649th ($2256 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1082nd and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Minneapolis ranked 60th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 234th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Shaoyang

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	Minneapolis	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.8	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.96	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$6	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1461	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2697	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2009	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.25	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.44	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.9	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1565	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27084	$10066

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610