Indianapolis vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$1612
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$215
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$752
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	70	17
😀 Quality of life	89	44
🏙️ Population	888K	7.01M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 301% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 1079th and 7983rd ($2405 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th and 263rd 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 1.3 months in Zhumadian. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Zhumadian ranked 338th in China, while ranked 237th and 7353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$36.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$3276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$5.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$8478

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Cities near Indianapolis

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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$521
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$519
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$610
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$487
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$567
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$575
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$504
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$516
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$562
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$589
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$593
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$514
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$613
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$529
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$520
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$522
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$595
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$575
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$457
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$520
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$556
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$612
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$610
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$524
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$643
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$545
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$540
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$541
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$573
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$513
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$588
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$513