Indianapolis vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2405
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5527
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$1478
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$2331
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$647
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4390
$902
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
70
68
😀 Quality of life
89
70
🏙️ Population
888K
12.6M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 360% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1079th and 8548th ($2405 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th and 485th 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 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 237th and 3567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Zhengzhou

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Indianapolis Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.99
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.22
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1535
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1207
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2597
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1915
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.9
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1872
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.4
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.89
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.27
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.2
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$102
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1743
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24177
$21955

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2088
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1968
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$2060
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1919
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2065
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$2035
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$2018
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$2045
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1860
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1974
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1706
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1813
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2100
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1722
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1508
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2006
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1868
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1913
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1877
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1575
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1913
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1967
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1984
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$2002
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1617
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1942
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$2051
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1933
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2392
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1900
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1827
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2126
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1897
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1898
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1746
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1836
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1855
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1894
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1843
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1908

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567