Indianapolis vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$745
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	71	19
😀 Quality of life	89	38
🏙️ Population	888K	7.01M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 244% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 1378th and 7314th ($2189 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th and 137th 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 2.1 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Indianapolis ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 191st and 7150th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1424	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$8598

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504