Indianapolis vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	71	85
😀 Quality of life	89	68
🏙️ Population	888K	9.07M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 306% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1378th and 8334th ($2189 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th and 454th 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Indianapolis ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 191st and 3343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Shenyang

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	Indianapolis	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1424	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$24404

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500