Indianapolis vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5041
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$1916
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4818
$828
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
71
61
😀 Quality of life
89
56
🏙️ Population
888K
9.4M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 214% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1474th and 6976th ($2129 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1308th and 122nd 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 1.2 months in Ningbo. Indianapolis ranked 27th best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 146th and 5865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Indianapolis Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.3
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.9
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.3
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$4.94
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1305
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$966
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2169
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1492
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.8
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1877
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1547
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.77
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.21
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.73
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.23
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$108
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.9
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1858
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27248
$9922

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2019
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$2034
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$2032
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$2037
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2002
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$1988
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1973
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1992
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1906
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1950
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1795
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1896
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2212
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1775
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1596
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1944
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1850
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$2127
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1846
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1465
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1840
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1732
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1913
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1889
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1486
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1826
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$1750
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1803
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$1938
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1844
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1659
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$1907
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1709
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1721
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1507
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1919
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1844
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1904
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1857
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1798

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524