Indianapolis vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$886
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	71	98
😀 Quality of life	89	70
🏙️ Population	888K	12.3M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 234% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 1378th and 7163rd ($2189 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th and 95th 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 Wuhan. Indianapolis ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 191st and 2475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Wuhan

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	Indianapolis	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1424	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$8658

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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 Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$619
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$651
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$660
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$638
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$679
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$635
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$600
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$615
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$630
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$591
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$584
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$619
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$613
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$569
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$596
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$637
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$591
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$588
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$549
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$576
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$591
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$577
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$558
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$556
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$664
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$533
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$600
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$604
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$506
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$555
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$637
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$602
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$586