Indianapolis vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2405
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5527
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$1478
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$2331
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$647
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4390
$1198
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
70
53
😀 Quality of life
89
73
🏙️ Population
888K
9.4M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 264% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1079th and 7558th ($2405 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th and 114th 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 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 237th and 2343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Ningbo

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Indianapolis Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.99
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.22
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1535
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1207
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2597
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1915
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.9
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1872
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.4
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.89
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.27
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.2
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$102
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1743
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24177
$15801

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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

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538