Indianapolis vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2374
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5581
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$1437
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$2329
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$656
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4148
$664
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
70
68
😀 Quality of life
89
68
🏙️ Population
888K
12.6M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 364% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1140th and 8643rd ($2374 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 975th and 498th 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 1.7 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Indianapolis ranked 82nd best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 289th and 4641st 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
$21.1
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.5
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.94
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.67
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.24
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1555
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1158
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2660
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1908
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.1
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2259
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.33
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$102
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1809
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25946
$21713

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2074
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1928
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$2053
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1874
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2034
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$2011
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1992
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$2035
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1855
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1954
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1678
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1806
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2086
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1691
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1497
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1968
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1830
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$2022
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1872
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1536
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1911
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1952
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1994
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1993
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1554
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1924
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$2057
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1933
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2343
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1904
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1895
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2122
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1908
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1901
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1742
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1833
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1849
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1752
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1864
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1931

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556