Indianapolis vs Jeonju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Indianapolis	Jeonju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2382	$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5728	$2186
🏠 One person rent	$1450	$291
🏘️ Family rent	$2501	$489
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4546	$1646
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	70	61
😀 Quality of life	91	68
🏙️ Population	888K	342K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 187% more expensive than in Jeonju. Cities ranked 1089th and 6539th ($2382 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 957th and 87th 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 1.9 months in Indianapolis compared to 2 months in Jeonju. Indianapolis ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Jeonju ranked 50th in South Korea, while ranked 186th and 4424th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Jeonju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$6.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$2.72
☕ Cappuccino	$5.78	$3.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1547	$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1154	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2724	$437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1963	$8458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$7000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$8.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$8.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$7.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.94	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$5.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.29	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$44.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1686	$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27445	$13525

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2070
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1941
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1753
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2035
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2017
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1984
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1969
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1847
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1971
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1848
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1769
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2097
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1731
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1484
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2031
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1851
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1919
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1857
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1559
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1915
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1905
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1993
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1990
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1922
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2025
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1957
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2480
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1899
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1845
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2140
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1925
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1917
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1738
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1980
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1965
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1862
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1850
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1961

Cities near Jeonju

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Iksan	$998
24 km or 15 mi	Gimje	$982
39 km or 24 mi	Jeongeup	$981
43 km or 27 mi	Nonsan	$1046
43 km or 27 mi	Gunsan	$1020
51 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$980
51 km or 32 mi	Gyeryong	$976
62 km or 39 mi	Asan	$1050
63 km or 39 mi	Daejeon	$959
70 km or 44 mi	Gongju	$1063
74 km or 46 mi	Boryeong	$1085
75 km or 47 mi	Sejong	$1020
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangju	$1081
93 km or 58 mi	Gimcheon	$934
96 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$924
97 km or 60 mi	Naju	$1001
102 km or 63 mi	Suncheon	$1016
109 km or 68 mi	Cheonan	$1153
110 km or 68 mi	Jinju	$1064
110 km or 68 mi	Gwangyang	$991
112 km or 70 mi	Sangju	$957
117 km or 73 mi	Gumi	$949
124 km or 77 mi	Seosan	$1068
127 km or 79 mi	Yeosu	$994
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$984
128 km or 79 mi	Mungyeong	$973
128 km or 80 mi	Dangjin	$1059
131 km or 81 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
131 km or 81 mi	Daegu	$1062
132 km or 82 mi	Anseong	$1078
134 km or 83 mi	Mokpo	$1005
143 km or 89 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
145 km or 90 mi	Masan	$1008
146 km or 91 mi	Chungju	$920
147 km or 92 mi	Osan	$1076
149 km or 93 mi	Changwon	$1084
149 km or 93 mi	Miryang	$1038
157 km or 98 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
157 km or 98 mi	Yongin	$1120
159 km or 99 mi	Tongyeong	$934