Indianapolis vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2187
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5233
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$1311
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$2114
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$613
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4970
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
71
100
😀 Quality of life
90
79
🏙️ Population
888K
24.9M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 92% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1397th and 4780th ($2187 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Indianapolis ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 159th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Indianapolis Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.2
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.2
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.97
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.74
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1457
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1013
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2390
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1686
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.5
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1980
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.5
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.02
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.51
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.9
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1865
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27094
$31401

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774