Minneapolis vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Minneapolis	Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2384	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5758	$1732
🏠 One person rent	$1405	$340
🏘️ Family rent	$2471	$491
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$1080
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	86	42
😀 Quality of life	89	55
🏙️ Population	430K	7.1M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 238% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 1119th and 7210th ($2384 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 959th and 49th 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 1.9 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.5 months in Yantai. Minneapolis ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Yantai ranked 63rd in China, while ranked 263rd and 6343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Yantai

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	Minneapolis	Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.8	$3.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$1.91
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1609	$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2803	$365
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2106	$430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$63.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.4	$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3392	$3115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$6250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.1	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$7.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.7	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.37	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.53	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1530	$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26188	$14357

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2288
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2219
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2284
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2260
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2273
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2278
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2062
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2290
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2229
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2189
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2361
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2359
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2197
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2189
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2192
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2230
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2304
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2410
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2292
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2354
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2125
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2272
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2174
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2216
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2219
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2259
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2582

Cities near Yantai

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Qixia	$626
59 km or 37 mi	Rushan	$597
68 km or 42 mi	Laiyang	$596
70 km or 43 mi	Haiyang	$595
74 km or 46 mi	Weihai	$491
77 km or 48 mi	Zhaoyuan	$590
88 km or 54 mi	Longkou	$598
88 km or 55 mi	Laixi	$578
111 km or 69 mi	Rongcheng	$551
120 km or 75 mi	Laizhou	$559
135 km or 84 mi	Pingdu	$545
162 km or 101 mi	Qingdao	$649
171 km or 106 mi	Dalian	$718
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaozhou	$457
176 km or 109 mi	Gaomi	$515
177 km or 110 mi	Changyi	$510
207 km or 128 mi	Weifang	$449
224 km or 139 mi	Anqiu	$523
227 km or 141 mi	Zhucheng	$541
232 km or 144 mi	Shouguang	$573
247 km or 154 mi	Dongying	$660
256 km or 159 mi	Wafangdian	$607
259 km or 161 mi	Qingzhou	$563
275 km or 171 mi	Rizhao	$549
287 km or 179 mi	Binzhou	$748
293 km or 182 mi	Zibo	$554
294 km or 183 mi	Zhuanghe	$559
318 km or 197 mi	Qinhuangdao	$574
318 km or 198 mi	Zouping	$566
343 km or 213 mi	Luanzhou	$626
347 km or 215 mi	Gaizhou	$532
348 km or 216 mi	Laiwu	$564
352 km or 219 mi	Xintai	$566
358 km or 223 mi	Binhai	$656
359 km or 223 mi	Laoling	$584
361 km or 224 mi	Xingcheng	$578
362 km or 225 mi	Huanghua	$630
364 km or 226 mi	Lianyungang	$553
366 km or 227 mi	Qian'an	$632
366 km or 227 mi	Tangshan	$697