Dongguan vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$2187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$5233
🏠 One person rent
$257
$1311
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$2114
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$613
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$4970
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
69
71
😀 Quality of life
69
90
🏙️ Population
10.5M
888K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 69% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 7055th and 1397th ($678 vs $2187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 2.3 months in Indianapolis. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Indianapolis ranked 35th in the United States, while ranked 3115th and 159th 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
$2.12
$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$75.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$5.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$2.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$1457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$1013
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$2390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$1686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$69.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$1980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$1549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$9.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$5.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$1865
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$27094

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

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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