Indianapolis vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Indianapolis	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2374	$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5581	$2291
🏠 One person rent	$1437	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$2329	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4148	$983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	70	65
😀 Quality of life	89	72
🏙️ Population	888K	12.7M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 203% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1140th and 6833rd ($2374 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 975th and 31st 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Indianapolis ranked 82nd best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 289th and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Suzhou

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	Indianapolis	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.5	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.94	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$5.67	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1555	$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2660	$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1908	$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.1	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2259	$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.33	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1809	$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25946	$17664

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$696
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$644
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$683
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$669
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$594
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$643
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$650
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$684
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$557
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1126
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$623
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$620
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$636
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1002
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$652
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$636
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$646
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$652
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$860
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$604
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$647
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$680
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$675
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$626
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$618
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$644
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$601
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$678
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$671
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$765
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$677
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$632
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$584
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$680
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$623