Cost of Living & Income: Nanjing vs Indore

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Nanjing and Indore are averages compiled from millions of user-contributed income and living-cost entries worldwide over the last 12 months (updated July 2026), converted to Chinese yuan (CNY, ¥). Green 🟢 marks a higher income or a lower price. Source: NUMBEO, which is widely cited by international media; the Seapoe team compiled, translated and processed the data.

Income comparison

MetricNanjingIndoreNanjing vs Indore
💰 Average monthly net salary¥9,594¥2,350Nanjing earns 4.1× the salary in Indore

Daily expenses

MetricNanjingIndoreNanjing vs Indore
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥25¥14Nanjing costs 1.77× the price in Indore
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥150¥106Nanjing costs 1.41× the price in Indore
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥35¥21Nanjing costs 1.65× the price in Indore
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥366.0¥241.2Nanjing costs 1.52× the price in Indore
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥48.0¥55.2Indore costs 1.15× the price in Nanjing
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥51.5¥27.1Nanjing costs 1.90× the price in Indore
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥191.7¥164.4Nanjing costs 1.17× the price in Indore
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥40.0¥26.2Nanjing costs 1.53× the price in Indore
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥8.7¥7.5Nanjing costs 1.16× the price in Indore

Supermarket prices

MetricNanjingIndoreNanjing vs Indore
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥59.5¥32.5Nanjing costs 1.83× the price in Indore
🥚 Eggs (12)¥8.9¥6.6Nanjing costs 1.35× the price in Indore
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥14.3¥4.4Nanjing costs 3.23× the price in Indore
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥14.2¥2.9Nanjing costs 4.92× the price in Indore
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥14.1¥12.1Nanjing costs 1.17× the price in Indore
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥5.9¥2.3Nanjing costs 2.58× the price in Indore
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥7.3¥3.1Nanjing costs 2.35× the price in Indore
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥6.4¥12.8Indore costs 1.99× the price in Nanjing
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥90.0¥51.6Nanjing costs 1.75× the price in Indore

Rent & property prices

MetricNanjingIndoreNanjing vs Indore
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥3,678¥1,075Nanjing costs 3.42× the price in Indore
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥1,988¥591Nanjing costs 3.37× the price in Indore
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥7,637¥2,300Nanjing costs 3.32× the price in Indore
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,774¥1,333Nanjing costs 2.83× the price in Indore
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥34,464¥8,761Nanjing costs 3.93× the price in Indore
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥20,982¥3,732Nanjing costs 5.62× the price in Indore