Indianapolis vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Indianapolis Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2110
$724
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5011
$2124
🏠 One person rent
$1243
$309
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$724
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4423
$1007
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
70
91
😀 Quality of life
89
74
🏙️ Population
888K
13.9M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 191% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1229th and 6670th ($2110 vs $724) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1093rd and 85th 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Indianapolis ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 7th in China, while ranked 148th and 1464th among best cities to live in the world.

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Indianapolis Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.5
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.09
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.01
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1265
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2305
$1056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$10.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2769
$5420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1720
$3458
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$4.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.17
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$2.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.96
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.77
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$6.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$108
$71.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$3.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.1
$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1225
$559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14555
$9175

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$1809
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1864
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$1869
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1867
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$1817
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$1766
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1768
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1783
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1487
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1727
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1492
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1644
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$1673
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1566
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1620
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1583
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1679
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1757
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1687
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1479
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1657
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1713
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1606
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1671
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1463
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1755
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$1749
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1662
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$1835
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1720
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1653
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$1825
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1700
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1584
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1527
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1667
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1647
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1424
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1734
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1653

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$683
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$587
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$639
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$615
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$748
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$632
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$685
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$584
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1150
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$706
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$636
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$581
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$584
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$671
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$638
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$494
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$586
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$535
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$541
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$601
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$551
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$542
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$610
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$673
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$573
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$679
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$534
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$536
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$527
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$530
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$551
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$556
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$544
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$508
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$659
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$523
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$534