Indianapolis vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$1503
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$478
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$449
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	70	81
😀 Quality of life	89	71
🏙️ Population	888K	11.1M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 283% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 1079th and 7756th ($2405 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th and 4th in the United States and Indonesia, respectively. Check the United States vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.7 months in Jakarta. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 237th and 3291st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$2.66
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$90.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$3.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$7460

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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 Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$516
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$515
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$376
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$552
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$466
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$472
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$551
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$469
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$468
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$502
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$345
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$494
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$424
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$458
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$457
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$446
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$452
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$490
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$400
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$393
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$371
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$381
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$428
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$419
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$422
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$438
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$428
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$416
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$417
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$402
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$386
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$520
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$358
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$437
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$450
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$419
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$422
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477