Minneapolis vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Minneapolis	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2380	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5756	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$1413	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$2434	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$698	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4476	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	84	85
😀 Quality of life	90	71
🏙️ Population	430K	9.07M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 329% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1095th and 8245th ($2380 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 963rd and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Minneapolis ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 215th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Shenyang

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	Minneapolis	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1597	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2639	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2101	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3686	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2479	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.1	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.49	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.9	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1787	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26604	$24707

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501