Guangzhou vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$2374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$5581
🏠 One person rent
$354
$1437
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$2329
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$4148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
70
😀 Quality of life
74
89
🏙️ Population
18.7M
888K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 67% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 6835th and 1140th ($782 vs $2374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.7 months in Indianapolis. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Indianapolis ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 2285th and 289th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Indianapolis

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Guangzhou Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$73.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$6.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$1555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$1908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$2259
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1739
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$5.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$5.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$5.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$1809
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$25946

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

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