Indianapolis vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2187
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5233
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$1311
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$2114
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$613
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4970
$758
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
71
61
😀 Quality of life
90
53
🏙️ Population
888K
9.4M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 199% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1397th and 6747th ($2187 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th and 63rd 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Indianapolis ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 159th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Indianapolis Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.2
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.2
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.97
$1.44
 Cappuccino
$4.74
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1457
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1013
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2390
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1686
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.5
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1980
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.5
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$4.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.02
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.51
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.9
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1865
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27094
$12898

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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

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538