Minneapolis vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minneapolis Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2240
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5424
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$1311
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$2255
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$641
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4843
$1524
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
83
96
😀 Quality of life
89
80
🏙️ Population
430K
17.5M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 138% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1193rd and 5744th ($2240 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1071st and 16th 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 2.2 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Minneapolis ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 158th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minneapolis Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.6
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$5.89
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1458
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1065
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2657
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1879
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.9
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3298
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2511
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.67
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.67
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.85
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.18
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.31
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.3
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.8
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.7
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1651
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24407
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi Golden Valley
$2241
8.4 km or 5.2 mi St. Louis Park
$2246
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Crystal
$2285
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Roseville
$2174
10 km or 6.2 mi Richfield
$2238
10 km or 6.4 mi Brooklyn Center
$2356
11 km or 6.6 mi New Hope
$2287
11 km or 6.8 mi New Brighton
$2312
12 km or 7.2 mi Fridley
$2403
12 km or 7.3 mi Edina
$2285
14 km or 8.8 mi Brooklyn Park
$2408
14 km or 9 mi Saint Paul
$2094
14 km or 9 mi Shoreview
$2284
15 km or 9.3 mi Plymouth
$2303
15 km or 9.6 mi Coon Rapids
$2490
17 km or 10 mi Bloomington
$2253
18 km or 11 mi Maple Grove
$2357
20 km or 12 mi Minnetonka
$2346
20 km or 12 mi Eagan
$2166
20 km or 12 mi Blaine
$2457
21 km or 13 mi South St. Paul
$2101
21 km or 13 mi Eden Prairie
$2438
22 km or 14 mi Maplewood
$2093
23 km or 14 mi Savage
$2272
23 km or 14 mi Inver Grove Heights
$2132
23 km or 15 mi White Bear Lake
$2215
24 km or 15 mi Burnsville
$2206
24 km or 15 mi Oakdale
$2102
24 km or 15 mi Lino Lakes
$2332
25 km or 15 mi Chanhassen
$2378
25 km or 16 mi Champlin
$2521
27 km or 17 mi Woodbury
$2073
28 km or 17 mi Andover
$2489
28 km or 17 mi Apple Valley
$2140
29 km or 18 mi Shakopee
$2340
29 km or 18 mi Rosemount
$2173
31 km or 19 mi Cottage Grove
$2138
32 km or 20 mi Prior Lake
$2264
34 km or 21 mi Chaska
$2332
34 km or 21 mi Ramsey
$2690

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584