Indianapolis vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Indianapolis	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2129	$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5041	$1756
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$252
🏘️ Family rent	$1916	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4818	$833
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	71	98
😀 Quality of life	89	71
🏙️ Population	888K	12.3M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 230% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 1474th and 7238th ($2129 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1308th and 185th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Indianapolis ranked 27th best city to live in the United States vs Wuhan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 146th and 2438th 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	$20.3	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.9	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.3	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$1.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1305	$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$966	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2169	$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1877	$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1547	$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.9	$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.21	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.2	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.73	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$108	$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.5	$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1858	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27248	$11975

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Cities near Indianapolis

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 Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$620
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$650
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$685
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$661
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$605
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$697
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$647
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$669
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$586
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$624
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$643
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$596
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$602
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$629
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$647
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$583
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$639
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$658
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$590
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$604
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$664
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$609
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$604
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$574
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$671
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$614
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$601
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$574
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$580
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$702
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$558
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$687
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$624
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$538
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$708
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$651
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$574
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$599
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$575