Foshan vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$5318
🏠 One person rent	$208	$1304
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$2170
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$4608
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	71
😀 Quality of life	70	89
🏙️ Population	9.5M	888K

The cost of living in Foshan is 72% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 7543rd and 1378th ($611 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 1239th 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 Foshan compared to 2.1 months in Indianapolis. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Indianapolis ranked 44th in the United States, while ranked 2601st and 191st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Foshan	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.41	$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$1424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$1026
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$2421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$1776
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$1949
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$1579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$5.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$8.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$1868
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$27149

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$774
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$804
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$461
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$656
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$794
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$812
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$653
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1588
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$823
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$916
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$601
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2432
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$877
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$764
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$803
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$755
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$758
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$936
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$761
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$756
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$771
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$724
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$655
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$443
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$702
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$761
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$451
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$581
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$522
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$579
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$609
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$590
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$650
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$642

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890