Minneapolis vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Minneapolis	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5659	$2829
🏠 One person rent	$1339	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$768
🍽️ Food expenses	$689	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4620	$1146
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	84	70
😀 Quality of life	88	68
🏙️ Population	430K	12.7M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 166% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1145th and 6198th ($2308 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1045th and 18th 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Minneapolis ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 237th and 3351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Suzhou

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	Minneapolis	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.8	$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.52	$4.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1093	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2583	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1998	$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.6	$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3373	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.2	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.38	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1724	$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27328	$17431

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Cities near Minneapolis

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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$700
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$645
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$670
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$665
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$573
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$670
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$657
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$695
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$602
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1097
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$702
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$631
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$984
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$654
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$636
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$644
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$650
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$805
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$607
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$603
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$643
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$644
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$621
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$620
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$642
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$592
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$672
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$708
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$746
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$665
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$590
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$691
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$613