Indianapolis vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2405
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5527
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$1478
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$2331
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$647
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4390
$1162
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
70
81
😀 Quality of life
89
74
🏙️ Population
888K
13.9M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 253% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1079th and 7400th ($2405 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th and 83rd 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 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 237th and 2024th 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
$20.1
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.99
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.22
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1535
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1207
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2597
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1915
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.9
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1872
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.4
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.89
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.27
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.2
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$102
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1743
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24177
$16559

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2088
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1968
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$2060
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1919
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2065
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$2035
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$2018
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$2045
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1860
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1974
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1706
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1813
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2100
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1722
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1508
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2006
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1868
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1913
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1877
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1575
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1913
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1967
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1984
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$2002
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1617
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1942
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$2051
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1933
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2392
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1900
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1827
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2126
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1897
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1898
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1746
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1836
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1855
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1894
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1843
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1908

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546