Changsha vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$5318
🏠 One person rent	$190	$1304
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$2170
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$4608
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	71
😀 Quality of life	68	89
🏙️ Population	10M	888K

The cost of living in Changsha is 74% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 7932nd and 1378th ($577 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 1239th 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 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 2.1 months in Indianapolis. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Indianapolis ranked 44th in the United States, while ranked 3100th and 191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Indianapolis

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	Changsha	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$1424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$1026
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$2421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$1776
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$1949
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$1579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$4.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$5.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$8.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$1868
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$27149

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890