Minneapolis vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Minneapolis	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2256	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5584	$3486
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$326
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4424	$1044
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	83	70
😀 Quality of life	88	67
🏙️ Population	430K	12.7M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 121% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1228th and 5553rd ($2256 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1082nd and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Minneapolis ranked 60th best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 234th and 3798th 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	$20.1	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.8	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.96	$4.25
☕ Cappuccino	$6	$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1461	$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2697	$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2009	$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.25	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.44	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.9	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1565	$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27084	$26560

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$749
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$718
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$686
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$706
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$585
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$706
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$685
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$702
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$620
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1136
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$729
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$661
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$674
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1028
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$690
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$665
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$738
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$674
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$698
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$843
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$630
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$629
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$676
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$742
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$673
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$651
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$650
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$703
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$617
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$698
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$771
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$733
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$774
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$699
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$648
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$612
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$903
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$645