Changchun vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changchun	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$557	$2382
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1387	$5728
🏠 One person rent	$233	$1450
🏘️ Family rent	$350	$2501
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.9	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$858	$4546
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	71	70
😀 Quality of life	56	91
🏙️ Population	9.07M	888K

The cost of living in Changchun is 77% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 8224th and 1089th ($557 vs $2382) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 336th and 957th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changchun compared to 1.9 months in Indianapolis. Changchun ranked 52nd best city to live in China vs Indianapolis ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 6189th and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changchun vs Indianapolis

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	Changchun	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.81	$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.1	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$5.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$1547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$1154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$2724
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$2077
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.2	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.2	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.31%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1671	$1963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4009	$1551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.06	$60.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$5.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.33	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$6.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$9.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$5.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.9	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$279	$1686
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8358	$27445

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Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$548
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$553
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$532
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$521
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$566
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$517
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$570
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$539
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$519
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$518
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$521
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$543
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$564
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$521
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$655
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$537
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$521
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$470
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$518
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$564
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$541
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$501
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$554
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$588
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$518
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$599
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$434
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$492
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$499
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$649
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$489
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$505
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$509
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$532

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2070
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1941
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1753
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2035
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2017
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1984
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1969
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1847
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1971
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1848
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1769
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2097
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1731
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1484
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2031
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1851
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1919
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1857
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1559
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1915
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1905
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1993
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1990
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1922
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2025
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1957
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2480
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1899
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1845
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2140
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1925
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1917
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1738
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1980
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1965
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1862
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1850
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1961