Indianapolis vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2374
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5581
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$1437
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$2329
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$656
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4148
$1024
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
70
95
😀 Quality of life
89
77
🏙️ Population
888K
17.5M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 153% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1140th and 6106th ($2374 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 975th and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Indianapolis ranked 82nd best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 289th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Shenzhen

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Indianapolis Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.1
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.5
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.94
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$5.67
$3.3
🥤 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
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1158
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2660
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1908
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.1
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2259
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.33
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$102
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1809
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25946
$22916

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638