Guangzhou vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$2129
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$5041
🏠 One person rent
$333
$1251
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$1916
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$609
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$4818
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
97
71
😀 Quality of life
75
89
🏙️ Population
18.7M
888K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 65% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 6607th and 1474th ($742 vs $2129) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1308th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 2.3 months in Indianapolis. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Indianapolis ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 955th and 146th 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
$4.17
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$68.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$9.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$5.11
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$1305
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$2169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$1877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$1547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$6.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$8.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$4.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$108
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$1858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$27248

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2019
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$2034
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$2032
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$2037
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2002
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$1988
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1973
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1992
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1906
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1950
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1795
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1896
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2212
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1775
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1596
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1944
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1850
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$2127
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1846
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1465
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1840
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1732
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1913
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1889
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1486
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1826
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$1750
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1803
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$1938
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1844
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1659
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$1907
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1709
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1721
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1507
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1919
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1844
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1904
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1857
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1798