Indianapolis vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$707
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	71	24
😀 Quality of life	89	38
🏙️ Population	888K	7.82M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 197% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 1378th and 6735th ($2189 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th 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 2.1 months in Indianapolis compared to 1 months in Shangqiu. Indianapolis ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 191st and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1424	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$17921

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529