Indianapolis vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Indianapolis	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2374	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5581	$2017
🏠 One person rent	$1437	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$2329	$415
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4148	$799
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	70	18
😀 Quality of life	89	47
🏙️ Population	888K	6.49M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 257% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 1140th and 7479th ($2374 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 975th and 91st 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 1.7 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. Indianapolis ranked 82nd best city to live in the United States vs Shangrao ranked 204th in China, while ranked 289th and 6989th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Shangrao

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	Indianapolis	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.5	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.94	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.67	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1555	$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2660	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1908	$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.1	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2259	$4424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$2203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$5.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.33	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1809	$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25946	$30231

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2074
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1928
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2053
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2034
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2011
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1992
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2035
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1855
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1954
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1678
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1806
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2086
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1691
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1497
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1968
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1830
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2022
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1536
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1911
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1952
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1994
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1993
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1554
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1924
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2343
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1904
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1895
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2122
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1908
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1901
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1833
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1849
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1752
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1864
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1931

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$586
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$594
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$617
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$428
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$628
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$595
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$598
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$697
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$682
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$539
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$667
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$599
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$544
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$634
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$654
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$634
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$644
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$763
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$705
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$646
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$579
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$602
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$665
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$860
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$656
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$603
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$652
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$588
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$680
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$680
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$630
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$643
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$651
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$682
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$668
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$603
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$633