Changsha vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Changsha	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$582	$2187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1619	$5233
🏠 One person rent	$222	$1311
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$2114
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.1	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$793	$4970
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	71
😀 Quality of life	68	90
🏙️ Population	10M	888K

The cost of living in Changsha is 73% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 7989th and 1397th ($582 vs $2187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th and 1219th 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Indianapolis ranked 35th in the United States, while ranked 3254th and 159th 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	$2.87	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.2	$75.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$2.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$1457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$1013
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$2390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$429	$1686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.9	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.2	$69.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.05%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2141	$1980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5614	$1549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$5.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.72	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.25	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.61	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.2	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.64	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.8	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.15	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.1	$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$318	$1865
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5672	$27094

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$603
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$595
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$611
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$584
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$594
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$600
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$623
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$570
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$611
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$592
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$611
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$497
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$566
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$612
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$612
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$552
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$590
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$614
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$663
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$628
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$618
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$610
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$605
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$573
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$746
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$580
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$646
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$676
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$521
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$692
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$714
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$599
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$674
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$626
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$705
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$646
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$575

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$1999
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1927
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1745
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1963
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1954
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1975
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1929
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1905
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1694
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1900
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2092
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1612
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1448
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1894
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1793
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1980
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1822
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1560
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1837
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1814
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1877
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1896
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1436
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1921
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1912
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1824
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2464
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1852
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1840
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2124
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1896
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1735
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1724
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1894
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1860
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1845
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1856
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1828