Chengdu vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chengdu	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$2374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1735	$5581
🏠 One person rent	$281	$1437
🏘️ Family rent	$485	$2329
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$656
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.2	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1050	$4148
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	89	70
😀 Quality of life	75	89
🏙️ Population	20.9M	888K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 72% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 7467th and 1140th ($666 vs $2374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 975th 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 1.6 months in Chengdu compared to 1.7 months in Indianapolis. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Indianapolis ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 1710th and 289th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Indianapolis

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	Chengdu	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.83	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$73.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$6.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.33	$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$207	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$663	$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$367	$1908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.6	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3917	$2259
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2027	$1739
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$5.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$5.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.92	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.4	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.26	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$5.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.89	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.7	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$1809
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13059	$25946

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$625
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$617
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$600
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$584
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$621
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$612
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$588
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$611
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$629
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$566
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$628
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$540
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$595
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$598
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$576
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$581
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$595
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$679
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$607
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$612
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$572
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$564
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$599
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$608
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$606
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$581
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$601
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$627
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$612
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$615
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$596
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$603
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$687
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$566
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$591
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$594
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$578
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$580

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2074
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1928
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2053
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2034
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2011
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1992
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2035
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1855
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1954
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1678
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1806
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2086
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1691
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1497
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1968
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1830
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2022
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1536
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1911
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1952
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1994
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1993
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1554
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1924
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2343
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1904
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1895
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2122
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1908
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1901
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1833
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1849
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1752
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1864
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1931