Hefei vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hefei	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$670	$2405
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1770	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$214	$1478
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$2331
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1012	$4390
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	84	70
😀 Quality of life	71	89
🏙️ Population	9.37M	888K

The cost of living in Hefei is 72% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 7494th and 1079th ($670 vs $2405) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st 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 1.5 months in Hefei compared to 1.8 months in Indianapolis. Hefei ranked 22nd best city to live in China vs Indianapolis ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 3146th and 237th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Hefei	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.65	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.4	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$6.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$1535
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$2597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$1915
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.8	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.17%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3568	$2599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1930	$1872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.2	$60.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.52	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$5.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.6	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$240	$1743
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8681	$24177

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$628
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$624
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$650
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$612
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$674
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$653
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$671
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$523
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$602
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$652
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$789
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$587
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$551
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$684
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$644
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$613
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$620
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$635
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$605
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$623
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$661
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$657
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$623
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$610
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$644
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$667
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$595
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$567
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$627
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$588
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$663
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$672
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$636
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$693
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$646
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$651
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$531
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$693

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