Guangzhou vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$2405
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$5527
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1478
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$2331
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$647
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$4390
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
70
😀 Quality of life
77
89
🏙️ Population
18.7M
888K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 67% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 6854th and 1079th ($785 vs $2405) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 928th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.8 months in Indianapolis. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Indianapolis ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 1149th and 237th 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
$2.93
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$6.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$1535
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$2597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1915
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$2599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$1872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$60.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$5.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$1743
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$24177

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2088
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1968
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$2060
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1919
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2065
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$2035
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$2018
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$2045
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1860
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1974
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1706
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1813
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2100
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1722
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1508
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2006
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1868
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1913
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1877
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1575
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1913
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1967
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1984
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$2002
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1617
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1942
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$2051
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1933
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2392
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1900
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1827
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2126
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1897
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1898
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1746
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1836
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1855
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1894
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1843
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1908