Minneapolis vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Minneapolis	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2380	$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5756	$2209
🏠 One person rent	$1413	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$2434	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$698	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4476	$1127
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	84	70
😀 Quality of life	90	71
🏙️ Population	430K	12.7M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 208% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1095th and 6778th ($2380 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 963rd and 31st 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 1.9 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.5 months in Suzhou. Minneapolis ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 215th and 3523rd 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	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1597	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2639	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2101	$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3686	$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2479	$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.1	$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.49	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.9	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1787	$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26604	$15339

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$696
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$632
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$679
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$673
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$597
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$631
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$634
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$674
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$547
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1128
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$601
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$612
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$621
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1003
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$639
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$622
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$696
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$630
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$826
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$597
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$597
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$634
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$740
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$651
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$618
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$602
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$637
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$590
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$664
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$659
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$713
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$753
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$663
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$617
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$576
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$672
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$610