Indianapolis vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Indianapolis	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2187	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5233	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$2114	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$613	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4970	$727
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	71	24
😀 Quality of life	90	39
🏙️ Population	888K	6.56M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 258% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1397th and 7649th ($2187 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Indianapolis ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 159th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Shaoyang

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	Indianapolis	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.2	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.2	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.43	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1457	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1013	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1686	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1980	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1549	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.9	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1865	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27094	$10066

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610