Dongguan vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$2374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$5581
🏠 One person rent
$259
$1437
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$2329
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$4148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
70
😀 Quality of life
71
89
🏙️ Population
10.5M
888K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 72% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 7469th and 1140th ($666 vs $2374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.7 months in Indianapolis. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Indianapolis ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 3662nd and 289th 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
$2.36
$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$73.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$6.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$1555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$1908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$2259
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$1739
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$5.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$5.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$5.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$1809
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$25946

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

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