Hefei vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$5318
🏠 One person rent	$205	$1304
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$2170
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$4608
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	71
😀 Quality of life	66	89
🏙️ Population	9.37M	888K

The cost of living in Hefei is 71% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 7405th and 1378th ($625 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th 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 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 2.1 months in Indianapolis. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Indianapolis ranked 44th in the United States, while ranked 3963rd and 191st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Hefei	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$1424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$1026
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$2421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$1776
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$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	$3736	$1949
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$1579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$4.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$5.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$8.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$1868
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$27149

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665

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