Minneapolis vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minneapolis Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2240
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5424
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$1311
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$2255
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$641
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4843
$949
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
83
70
😀 Quality of life
89
68
🏙️ Population
430K
12.7M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 120% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1193rd and 5170th ($2240 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1071st and 11th 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 0.9 months in Suzhou. Minneapolis ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 158th and 3722nd 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
$19.9
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.6
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$4.6
 Cappuccino
$5.89
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1458
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1065
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2657
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1879
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.9
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3298
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2511
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$4.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.67
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.67
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.85
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.18
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.31
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.3
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.8
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.7
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1651
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24407
$22097

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645