Indianapolis vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2374
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5581
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$1437
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$2329
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$656
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4148
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
70
99
😀 Quality of life
89
75
🏙️ Population
888K
24.9M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 111% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1140th and 4971st ($2374 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 975th and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Indianapolis ranked 82nd best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 289th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Shanghai

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Indianapolis Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.1
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.5
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.94
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.67
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.24
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1555
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1158
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2660
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1908
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.1
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2259
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.33
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$102
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1809
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25946
$27781

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765