Minneapolis vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Minneapolis	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2434	$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5848	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$1415	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$330
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$78.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4333	$942
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	86	17
😀 Quality of life	88	50
🏙️ Population	430K	6.71M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 160% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 1017th and 6021st ($2434 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th and 15th 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 months in Yancheng. Minneapolis ranked 80th best city to live in the United States vs Yancheng ranked 136th in China, while ranked 283rd and 6705th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Minneapolis	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.7	$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$3.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1623	$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2834	$418
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2128	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$28.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$43.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3389	$2641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$1833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$4.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$0.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.48	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.54	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$80.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1397	$431
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26236	$16158

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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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$693
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$691
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$644
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$672
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$664
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$693
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$659
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$623
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$635
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$627
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$651
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$620
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$645
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$571
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$623
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$658
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$581
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$636
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$633
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$644
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$643
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$789
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$587
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$678
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$686
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$602
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$590
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$725
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$663
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$657
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$550
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$798
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$726
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$523
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$674
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$523
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$1030