Hangzhou vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hangzhou	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$826	$2382
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2298	$5728
🏠 One person rent	$375	$1450
🏘️ Family rent	$641	$2501
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.8	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$882	$4546
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	70
😀 Quality of life	72	91
🏙️ Population	11.9M	888K

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 65% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 6563rd and 1089th ($826 vs $2382) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 957th 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 Hangzhou compared to 1.9 months in Indianapolis. Hangzhou ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Indianapolis ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 2980th and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Indianapolis

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	Hangzhou	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.7	$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$5.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$1547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$1154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$855	$2724
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$498	$2077
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.6	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.5	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.69%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7830	$1963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4289	$1551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$60.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.17	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.84	$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$5.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$6.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$9.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$5.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.15	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.64	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$1686
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28925	$27445

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Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$740
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$631
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$597
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$642
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$672
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$637
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$771
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$674
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$586
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$713
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$639
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$679
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$696
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$659
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1128
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$673
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$632
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1003
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$666
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$634
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$576
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$620
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$604
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$696
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$597
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$547
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$612
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$672
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$618
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$622
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$597
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$696
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$677
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$630
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$753

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2070
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1941
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1753
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2035
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2017
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1984
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1969
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1847
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1971
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1848
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1769
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2097
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1731
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1484
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2031
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1851
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1919
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1857
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1559
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1915
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1905
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1993
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1990
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1922
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2025
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1957
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2480
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1899
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1845
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2140
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1925
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1917
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1738
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1980
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1965
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1862
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1850
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1961