Minneapolis vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Minneapolis	Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2434	$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5848	$1788
🏠 One person rent	$1415	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$505
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4333	$1118
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	86	42
😀 Quality of life	88	55
🏙️ Population	430K	7.1M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 237% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 1017th and 7142nd ($2434 vs $723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th and 50th 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 1.5 months in Yantai. Minneapolis ranked 80th best city to live in the United States vs Yantai ranked 66th in China, while ranked 283rd and 6342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Minneapolis	Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.7	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$1.91
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1623	$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2834	$375
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2128	$435
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$9.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	3.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3389	$3213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$6406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$9.99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$4.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$8.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.48	$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.54	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$3.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1397	$361
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26236	$16486

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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 Yantai

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Qixia	$639
59 km or 37 mi	Rushan	$611
68 km or 42 mi	Laiyang	$606
70 km or 43 mi	Haiyang	$605
74 km or 46 mi	Weihai	$494
77 km or 48 mi	Zhaoyuan	$601
88 km or 54 mi	Longkou	$608
88 km or 55 mi	Laixi	$587
111 km or 69 mi	Rongcheng	$557
120 km or 75 mi	Laizhou	$568
135 km or 84 mi	Pingdu	$553
162 km or 101 mi	Qingdao	$649
171 km or 106 mi	Dalian	$737
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaozhou	$460
176 km or 109 mi	Gaomi	$523
177 km or 110 mi	Changyi	$522
207 km or 128 mi	Weifang	$453
224 km or 139 mi	Anqiu	$536
227 km or 141 mi	Zhucheng	$549
232 km or 144 mi	Shouguang	$596
247 km or 154 mi	Dongying	$668
256 km or 159 mi	Wafangdian	$619
259 km or 161 mi	Qingzhou	$582
275 km or 171 mi	Rizhao	$550
287 km or 179 mi	Binzhou	$759
293 km or 182 mi	Zibo	$576
294 km or 183 mi	Zhuanghe	$572
318 km or 197 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
318 km or 198 mi	Zouping	$582
343 km or 213 mi	Luanzhou	$645
347 km or 215 mi	Gaizhou	$539
348 km or 216 mi	Laiwu	$578
352 km or 219 mi	Xintai	$578
358 km or 223 mi	Binhai	$672
359 km or 223 mi	Laoling	$599
361 km or 224 mi	Xingcheng	$593
362 km or 225 mi	Huanghua	$645
364 km or 226 mi	Lianyungang	$571
366 km or 227 mi	Qian'an	$648
366 km or 227 mi	Tangshan	$720