Indianapolis vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2187
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5233
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$1311
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$2114
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$613
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4970
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
71
78
😀 Quality of life
90
66
🏙️ Population
888K
12.6M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 319% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1397th and 8506th ($2187 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Indianapolis ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 159th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Indianapolis Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.2
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.2
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.97
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$4.74
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1457
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1013
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2390
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1686
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.5
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1980
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.5
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.02
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.51
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.9
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1865
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27094
$19861

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619