Minneapolis vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Minneapolis	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2256	$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5584	$2138
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$300
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$250
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4424	$1012
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	83	90
😀 Quality of life	88	71
🏙️ Population	430K	13.9M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 218% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1228th and 6862nd ($2256 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1082nd and 81st 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Minneapolis ranked 60th best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 234th and 2285th 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	$20.1	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.8	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.96	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$6	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1461	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2697	$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2009	$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.25	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.44	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.9	$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1565	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27084	$16590

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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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$700
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$734
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$679
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$693
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$786
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$720
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$742
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$611
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1067
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$620
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$649
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$714
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$677
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$482
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$668
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$684
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$572
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$605
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$670
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$614
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$677
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$869
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$760
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$748
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$588
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$568
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$616
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$555
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$547
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$670
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$597
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$632
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$581
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$526
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$618