Minneapolis vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Minneapolis	Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2380	$1066
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5756	$2690
🏠 One person rent	$1413	$498
🏘️ Family rent	$2434	$841
🍽️ Food expenses	$698	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$93.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4476	$2625
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	84	91
😀 Quality of life	90	92
🏙️ Population	430K	1.23M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 123% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 1095th and 5112th ($2380 vs $1066) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 963rd and 35th in the United States and South Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Minneapolis compared to 2.5 months in Suwon. Minneapolis ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Suwon ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 215th and 134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Suwon

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	Minneapolis	Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1597	$381
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2639	$677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2101	$672
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$97.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3686	$12487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2479	$6631
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.1	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$7.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.49	$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$3.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.9	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1787	$775
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26604	$10980

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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 Suwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Uiwang	$1080
11 km or 6.6 mi	Gunpo	$1112
14 km or 8.7 mi	Anyang	$1004
16 km or 10 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
17 km or 10 mi	Osan	$1076
17 km or 11 mi	Ansan	$1049
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1307
18 km or 11 mi	Yongin	$1120
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1435
24 km or 15 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
25 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1196
31 km or 19 mi	Bucheon	$1175
33 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1383
33 km or 21 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
33 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1178
36 km or 23 mi	Guri	$1134
38 km or 23 mi	Incheon	$1088
38 km or 24 mi	Icheon	$1171
39 km or 24 mi	Anseong	$1078
43 km or 27 mi	Namyangju	$1138
44 km or 27 mi	Goyang	$1097
46 km or 28 mi	Gimpo	$1098
52 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$918
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1153
55 km or 34 mi	Dangjin	$1059
56 km or 35 mi	Yeoju	$1079
56 km or 35 mi	Yangju	$948
63 km or 39 mi	Paju	$1065
70 km or 43 mi	Pocheon	$1028
70 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$1023
75 km or 46 mi	Seosan	$1068
81 km or 50 mi	Wonju	$1110
84 km or 52 mi	Cheongju	$924
86 km or 53 mi	Kaesong	$1568
89 km or 55 mi	Chungju	$920
91 km or 57 mi	Chuncheon	$874
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$1020
93 km or 58 mi	Gongju	$1063
104 km or 65 mi	Asan	$1050