Indianapolis vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$2052
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$636
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$958
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	71	90
😀 Quality of life	89	70
🏙️ Population	888K	13.9M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 219% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1378th and 6956th ($2189 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th and 64th 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 44th best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 191st and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Tianjin

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	Indianapolis	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1424	$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$18215

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$665
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$649
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$756
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$679
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$702
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1016
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$592
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$618
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$680
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$635
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$472
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$638
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$642
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$581
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$638
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$584
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$815
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$711
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$689
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$564
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$590
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$533
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$524
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$577
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$600
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$553
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$504
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$616