Minneapolis vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Minneapolis	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2434	$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5848	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$1415	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4333	$1162
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	86	81
😀 Quality of life	88	74
🏙️ Population	430K	13.9M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 257% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1017th and 7400th ($2434 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th and 83rd 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 1.8 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Minneapolis ranked 80th best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 283rd and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Tianjin

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	Minneapolis	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.7	$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1623	$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2834	$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2128	$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3389	$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.48	$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.54	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1397	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26236	$16559

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2319
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2223
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2290
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2304
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2273
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2270
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2313
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2045
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2251
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2312
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2250
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2213
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2356
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2156
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2336
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2194
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2184
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2223
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2211
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2307
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2402
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2287
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2326
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2103
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2291
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2175
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2215
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2222
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2618

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$672
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$740
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$666
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$645
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$800
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$623
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$720
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1108
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$576
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$574
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$697
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$480
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$599
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$648
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$541
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$525
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$511
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$556
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$480
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$759
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$722
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$668
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$541
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$522
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$541
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$541
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$646
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$549
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$579
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$582
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$521
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$576
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$546