Dongguan vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$2382
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$5728
🏠 One person rent
$263
$1450
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$2501
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$4546
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
69
70
😀 Quality of life
72
91
🏙️ Population
10.5M
888K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 72% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 7341st and 1089th ($662 vs $2382) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.9 months in Indianapolis. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Indianapolis ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 3389th and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Indianapolis

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Dongguan Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$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
$319
$1547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$1154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$2724
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$2077
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$1963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$1551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$60.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$5.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$6.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$9.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$5.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$1686
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$27445

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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