Indianapolis vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Indianapolis	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2382	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5728	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$1450	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$2501	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4546	$671
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	70	24
😀 Quality of life	91	45
🏙️ Population	888K	6.56M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 295% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1089th and 7790th ($2382 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 957th and 167th 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 1.9 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Indianapolis ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 186th and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.78	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1547	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1154	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2724	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1963	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.94	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.29	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1686	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27445	$10279

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2070
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1941
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1753
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2035
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2017
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1984
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1969
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1847
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1971
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1848
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1769
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2097
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1731
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1484
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2031
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1851
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1919
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1857
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1559
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1915
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1905
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1993
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1990
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1922
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2025
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1957
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2480
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1899
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1845
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2140
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1925
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1917
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1738
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1980
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1965
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1862
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1850
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1961

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599