Indianapolis vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Indianapolis	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2187	$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5233	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$2114	$502
🍽️ Food expenses	$613	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4970	$930
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	71	98
😀 Quality of life	90	70
🏙️ Population	888K	12.3M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 216% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 1397th and 6979th ($2187 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th and 100th 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 35th best city to live in the United States vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 159th and 2526th 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	$25.2	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.2	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.43	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1457	$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1013	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1686	$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1980	$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1549	$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.9	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1865	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27094	$9062

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$1999
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1927
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1745
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1963
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1954
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1975
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1929
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1905
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1694
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1900
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2092
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1612
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1448
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1894
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1793
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1980
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1822
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1560
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1837
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1814
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1877
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1896
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1436
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1921
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1912
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1824
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2464
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1852
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1840
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2124
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1896
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1735
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1724
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1894
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1860
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1845
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1856
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1828

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$646
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$681
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$705
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$674
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$626
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$714
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$663
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$676
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$610
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$647
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$659
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$614
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$612
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$606
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$647
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$646
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$650
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$683
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$599
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$623
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$670
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$605
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$612
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$566
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$636
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$614
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$599
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$575
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$573
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$706
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$552
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$658
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$622
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$521
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$642
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$659
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$580
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$619
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$611