Indianapolis vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Indianapolis	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2374	$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5581	$1895
🏠 One person rent	$1437	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$2329	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$242
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4148	$1075
😷 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 258% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1140th and 7496th ($2374 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 975th and 93rd 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 1.7 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.6 months in Tianjin. Indianapolis ranked 82nd best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 289th and 2445th 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	$21.1	$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.5	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.94	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.67	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1555	$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2660	$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1908	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.1	$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2259	$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.33	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1809	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25946	$19275

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2074
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1928
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2053
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2034
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2011
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1992
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2035
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1855
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1954
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1678
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1806
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2086
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1691
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1497
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1968
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1830
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2022
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1536
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1911
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1952
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1994
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1993
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1554
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1924
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2343
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1904
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1895
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2122
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1908
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1901
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1833
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1849
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1752
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1864
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1931

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$656
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$646
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$630
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$767
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$621
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$697
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$572
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1044
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$734
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$645
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$562
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$564
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$673
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$626
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$468
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$584
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$632
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$528
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$512
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$492
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$558
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$466
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$748
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$709
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$660
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$525
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$574
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$521
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$508
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$524
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$519
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$540
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$562
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$566
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$493
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$554
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$547