Hefei vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$2187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$5233
🏠 One person rent
$277
$1311
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$2114
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$613
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$4970
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
93
71
😀 Quality of life
65
90
🏙️ Population
9.37M
888K

The cost of living in Hefei is 67% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 6780th and 1397th ($727 vs $2187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 1219th 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 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 2.3 months in Indianapolis. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Indianapolis ranked 35th in the United States, while ranked 4171st and 159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$75.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$5.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$1457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$1013
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$2390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$1686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$69.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$1980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$1549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$9.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$5.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$1865
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$27094

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$1999
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1978
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$1927
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1745
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$1963
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$1954
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1917
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1975
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1929
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1905
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1694
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1900
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2092
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1612
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1448
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1894
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1793
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1980
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1822
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1560
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1837
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1814
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1877
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1896
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1436
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1921
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$1912
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1824
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2464
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1852
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1840
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2124
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1896
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1735
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1724
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1894
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1860
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1845
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1856
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1828