Indianapolis vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$2649
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$454
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$432
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$69.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$1660
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	70	18
😀 Quality of life	89	65
🏙️ Population	888K	666K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 132% more expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 1079th and 5282nd ($2405 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th and 21st in the United States and South Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.6 months in Jeju Island. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Jeju Island ranked 74th in South Korea, while ranked 237th and 5127th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Jeju Island
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$7.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$6.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$4.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$713
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$8684
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$5507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$43.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$7.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$6.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$9.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$6.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$20855

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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 Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1035
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1020
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$942
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$909
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$954
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$973
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$957
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$955
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$878
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$982
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$930
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$922
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1051
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$946
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$974
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$896
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$923
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$992
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$771
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$885
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$899
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1013
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$938
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$964
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$887
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$883
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$892
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$916
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$1014
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1084
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$879
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$1023
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$882
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$886
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$952
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1044
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$881
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$990
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$883
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$870