Indianapolis vs Jeonju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	Jeonju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$2103
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$253
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$434
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$41
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$1980
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	70	60
😀 Quality of life	89	70
🏙️ Population	888K	342K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 212% more expensive than in Jeonju. Cities ranked 1079th and 6907th ($2405 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th 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 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 2.6 months in Jeonju. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Jeonju ranked 43rd in South Korea, while ranked 237th and 3881st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Jeonju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$15.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$29.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$46.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	4.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$7040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$4988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$8.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$7.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$7.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$4.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$37
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$25.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$59.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$17730

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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 Jeonju

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Iksan	$938
24 km or 15 mi	Gimje	$923
39 km or 24 mi	Jeongeup	$922
43 km or 27 mi	Nonsan	$990
43 km or 27 mi	Gunsan	$964
51 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$930
51 km or 32 mi	Gyeryong	$933
62 km or 39 mi	Asan	$997
63 km or 39 mi	Daejeon	$905
70 km or 44 mi	Gongju	$1009
74 km or 46 mi	Boryeong	$1012
75 km or 47 mi	Sejong	$971
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangju	$957
93 km or 58 mi	Gimcheon	$887
96 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$865
97 km or 60 mi	Naju	$909
102 km or 63 mi	Suncheon	$973
109 km or 68 mi	Cheonan	$1128
110 km or 68 mi	Jinju	$1051
110 km or 68 mi	Gwangyang	$955
112 km or 70 mi	Sangju	$919
117 km or 73 mi	Gumi	$914
124 km or 77 mi	Seosan	$917
127 km or 79 mi	Yeosu	$954
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$974
128 km or 79 mi	Mungyeong	$931
128 km or 80 mi	Dangjin	$952
131 km or 81 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1048
131 km or 81 mi	Daegu	$992
132 km or 82 mi	Anseong	$1016
134 km or 83 mi	Mokpo	$942
143 km or 89 mi	Gyeongsan	$943
145 km or 90 mi	Masan	$992
146 km or 91 mi	Chungju	$852
147 km or 92 mi	Osan	$1019
149 km or 93 mi	Changwon	$1013
149 km or 93 mi	Miryang	$1023
157 km or 98 mi	Hwaseong	$1045
157 km or 98 mi	Yongin	$1061
159 km or 99 mi	Tongyeong	$982