Minneapolis vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minneapolis Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2256
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5584
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1311
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$2372
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$676
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4424
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
83
96
😀 Quality of life
88
79
🏙️ Population
430K
17.7M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 136% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1228th and 5948th ($2256 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1082nd and 13th 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 Shenzhen. Minneapolis ranked 60th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 234th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minneapolis Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.8
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.96
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$6
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1461
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1061
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2697
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2009
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.6
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3075
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2486
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.2
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.9
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.25
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.44
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.7
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.9
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1565
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27084
$24117

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618