Minneapolis vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minneapolis Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2308
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5659
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$1339
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$2336
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$689
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4620
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
84
96
😀 Quality of life
88
80
🏙️ Population
430K
17.7M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 152% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1145th and 5950th ($2308 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1045th and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Minneapolis ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 237th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minneapolis Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.8
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.52
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$5.89
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1496
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1093
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2583
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1998
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.6
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3373
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2457
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.2
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.64
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.38
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.56
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.88
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.2
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.5
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.5
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1724
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27328
$22267

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609