Indianapolis vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Indianapolis	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2374	$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5581	$2078
🏠 One person rent	$1437	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$2329	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4148	$1006
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	70	27
😀 Quality of life	89	52
🏙️ Population	888K	6.17M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 201% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 1140th and 6807th ($2374 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 975th and 30th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.3 months in Maoming. Indianapolis ranked 82nd best city to live in the United States vs Maoming ranked 100th in China, while ranked 289th and 6563rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Maoming

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	Indianapolis	Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$2.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.5	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.94	$1.64
☕ Cappuccino	$5.67	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1555	$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2660	$867
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1908	$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$43.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.1	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2259	$4804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$2.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$0.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.33	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$7.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$9.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1809	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25946	$19015

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2074
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1928
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2053
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2034
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2011
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1992
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2035
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1855
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1954
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1678
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1806
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2086
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1691
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1497
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1968
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1830
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2022
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1536
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1911
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1952
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1994
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1993
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1554
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1924
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2343
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1904
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1895
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2122
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1908
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1901
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1833
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1849
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1752
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1864
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1931

Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$790
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$896
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$738
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$832
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$664
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$694
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$844
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$816
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$699
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$605
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$848
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$534
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$592
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1718
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$674
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$608
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$782
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$564
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$769
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$795
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$666
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$587
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$939
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2415
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$580
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$760
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$577
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$621
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$585
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$533
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$774
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$807
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$584
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$571
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$765
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$943