Indianapolis vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Indianapolis Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2110
$1183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5011
$3810
🏠 One person rent
$1243
$625
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$1670
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4423
$1346
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
70
100
😀 Quality of life
89
79
🏙️ Population
888K
24.9M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 78% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1229th and 4359th ($2110 vs $1183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1093rd 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 2.1 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.1 months in Shanghai. Indianapolis ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 148th and 473rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Indianapolis Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.5
$42.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.09
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.01
$1.73
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1265
$899
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2305
$2594
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$1339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$40.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
4.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2769
$17716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1720
$9564
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$30.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$2.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.17
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.96
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.77
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$8.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$108
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.1
$82.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1225
$1302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14555
$24851

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$1809
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1864
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$1869
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1867
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$1817
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$1766
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1768
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1783
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1487
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1727
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1492
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1644
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$1673
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1566
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1620
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1583
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1679
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1757
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1687
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1479
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1657
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1713
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1606
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1671
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1463
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1755
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$1749
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1662
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$1835
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1720
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1653
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$1825
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1700
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1584
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1527
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1667
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1647
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1424
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1734
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1653

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1064
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$770
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$815
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$797
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1073
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$695
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$743
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$781
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$756
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$696
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$813
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$722
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$722
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$668
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$844
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$707
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$762
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$743
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$752
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$717
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$849
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$687
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$704
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$712
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$635
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$718
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$654
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$634
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$716
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$590
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$659
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$664
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$712
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$734
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$707
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$635
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$744
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$755
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$655
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$762