Indianapolis vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5041
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$1916
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4818
$949
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
71
70
😀 Quality of life
89
68
🏙️ Population
888K
12.7M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 109% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1474th and 5170th ($2129 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1308th and 11th 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 0.9 months in Suzhou. Indianapolis ranked 27th best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 146th and 3722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Indianapolis Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.3
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.9
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.3
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$4.6
 Cappuccino
$4.94
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1305
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$966
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2169
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1492
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.8
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1877
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1547
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$4.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.77
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.21
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.73
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.23
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$108
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.9
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1858
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27248
$22097

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2019
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$2034
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$2032
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$2037
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2002
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$1988
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1973
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1992
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1906
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1950
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1795
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1896
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2212
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1775
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1596
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1944
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1850
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$2127
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1846
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1465
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1840
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1732
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1913
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1889
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1486
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1826
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$1750
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1803
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$1938
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1844
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1659
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$1907
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1709
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1721
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1507
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1919
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1844
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1904
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1857
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1798

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645