Minneapolis vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Minneapolis	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5659	$2052
🏠 One person rent	$1339	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$636
🍽️ Food expenses	$689	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4620	$958
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	84	90
😀 Quality of life	88	70
🏙️ Population	430K	13.9M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 236% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1145th and 6956th ($2308 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1045th and 64th 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 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 237th and 2306th 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	$19.1	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.8	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.52	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1093	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2583	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1998	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.6	$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3373	$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.2	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.38	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1724	$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27328	$18215

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$665
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$649
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$756
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$679
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$702
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1016
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$592
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$618
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$680
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$635
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$472
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$638
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$642
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$581
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$638
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$584
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$815
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$711
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$689
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$564
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$590
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$533
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$524
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$577
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$600
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$553
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$504
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$616