Indianapolis vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$2526
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$975
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$938
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	70	95
😀 Quality of life	89	76
🏙️ Population	888K	17.5M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 142% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1079th and 5618th ($2405 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 237th and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$21140

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2396
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$678
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$694
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1734
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$548
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$638
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$873
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$785
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$627
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$954
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$858
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$777
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$801
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$839
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$908
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$793
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$473
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$612
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$682
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$474
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$828
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$766
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$778
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$802
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$797
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$758
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$739
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$751
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$705
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$714
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$729
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$711
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$892
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$528
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$648