Indianapolis vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Indianapolis	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2187	$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5233	$2025
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$391
🏘️ Family rent	$2114	$679
🍽️ Food expenses	$613	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4970	$679
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	71	24
😀 Quality of life	90	38
🏙️ Population	888K	7.82M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 182% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 1397th and 6542nd ($2187 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th and 43rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Indianapolis ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 159th and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.2	$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.2	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.43	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1457	$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1013	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1686	$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1980	$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1549	$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.9	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1865	$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27094	$18304

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Cities near Indianapolis

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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$633
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1433
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$613
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$819
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$623
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$688
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$599
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$619
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$670
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$528
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$639
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$630
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$826
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$673
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$610
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$568
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$559
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$612
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$620
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$623
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$586
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$522
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$588
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$648
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$565
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$541
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$531
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$612
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$602
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$659
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$593
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$538
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$524
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$587
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$580
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$502
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$542