Minneapolis vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Minneapolis	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2384	$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5758	$2291
🏠 One person rent	$1405	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$2471	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	86	65
😀 Quality of life	89	72
🏙️ Population	430K	12.7M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 205% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1119th and 6833rd ($2384 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 959th 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Minneapolis ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 263rd and 3150th 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	$19.8	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1609	$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2803	$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2106	$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.4	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3392	$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.1	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.7	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.37	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.53	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1530	$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26188	$17664

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2288
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2219
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2284
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2260
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2273
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2278
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2062
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2290
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2229
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2189
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2361
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2359
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2197
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2189
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2192
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2230
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2304
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2410
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2292
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2354
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2125
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2272
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2174
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2216
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2219
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2259
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2582

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$696
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$644
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$683
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$669
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$594
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$643
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$650
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$684
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$557
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1126
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$623
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$620
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$636
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1002
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$652
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$636
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$646
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$652
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$860
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$604
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$647
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$680
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$675
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$626
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$618
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$644
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$601
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$678
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$671
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$765
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$677
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$632
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$584
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$680
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$623