Indianapolis vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5041
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$1916
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4818
$1041
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
71
90
😀 Quality of life
89
73
🏙️ Population
888K
13.9M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 209% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1474th and 6886th ($2129 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1308th and 104th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Indianapolis ranked 27th best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 146th and 1662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Indianapolis Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.3
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.9
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.3
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$4.94
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1305
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$966
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2169
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1492
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.8
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1877
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1547
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$3.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.77
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.21
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.73
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.23
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$108
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.9
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1858
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27248
$16123

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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 Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600