Indianapolis vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$2040
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	70	18
😀 Quality of life	89	46
🏙️ Population	888K	6.49M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 252% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 1079th and 7385th ($2405 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th and 80th 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 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Shangrao ranked 234th in China, while ranked 237th and 7068th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$0.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$25646

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2088
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1968
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2060
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2065
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2035
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$2018
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2045
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1860
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1974
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1706
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1813
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2100
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1722
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1508
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2006
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1868
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1913
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1877
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1575
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1913
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1967
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1984
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$2002
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1617
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1942
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2392
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1900
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1827
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2126
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1897
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1836
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1855
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1894
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1843
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1908

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$596
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$617
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$628
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$435
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$646
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$603
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$611
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$686
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$689
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$542
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$696
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$615
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$551
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$640
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$672
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$652
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$661
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$774
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$717
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$653
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$587
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$618
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$684
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$899
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$679
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$612
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$667
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$592
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$670
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$677
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$671
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$632
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$687
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$680
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$658
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$691
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$673
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$610
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$628