Indianapolis vs Jeonju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Indianapolis	Jeonju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2374	$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5581	$2184
🏠 One person rent	$1437	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$2329	$501
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4148	$1664
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	70	60
😀 Quality of life	89	69
🏙️ Population	888K	342K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 188% more expensive than in Jeonju. Cities ranked 1140th and 6669th ($2374 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 975th 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 1.7 months in Indianapolis compared to 2 months in Jeonju. Indianapolis ranked 82nd best city to live in the United States vs Jeonju ranked 52nd in South Korea, while ranked 289th and 4498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Jeonju

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	Indianapolis	Jeonju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$6.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.5	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.94	$2.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.67	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1555	$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2660	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1908	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$31.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.1	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2259	$7101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$5909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$2.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$6.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$6.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.33	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$55.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$26.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1809	$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25946	$15485

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2074
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1928
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2053
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2034
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2011
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1992
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2035
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1855
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1954
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1678
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1806
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2086
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1691
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1497
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1968
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1830
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2022
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1536
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1911
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1952
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1994
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1993
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1554
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1924
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2343
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1904
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1895
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2122
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1908
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1901
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1833
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1849
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1752
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1864
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1931

Cities near Jeonju

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Iksan	$982
24 km or 15 mi	Gimje	$964
39 km or 24 mi	Jeongeup	$963
43 km or 27 mi	Nonsan	$1005
43 km or 27 mi	Gunsan	$1002
51 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$970
51 km or 32 mi	Gyeryong	$945
62 km or 39 mi	Asan	$1015
63 km or 39 mi	Daejeon	$922
70 km or 44 mi	Gongju	$1019
74 km or 46 mi	Boryeong	$1072
75 km or 47 mi	Sejong	$986
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangju	$1062
93 km or 58 mi	Gimcheon	$916
96 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$903
97 km or 60 mi	Naju	$981
102 km or 63 mi	Suncheon	$1014
109 km or 68 mi	Cheonan	$1121
110 km or 68 mi	Jinju	$1111
110 km or 68 mi	Gwangyang	$996
112 km or 70 mi	Sangju	$951
117 km or 73 mi	Gumi	$943
124 km or 77 mi	Seosan	$986
127 km or 79 mi	Yeosu	$1008
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$993
128 km or 79 mi	Mungyeong	$954
128 km or 80 mi	Dangjin	$984
131 km or 81 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1095
131 km or 81 mi	Daegu	$1043
132 km or 82 mi	Anseong	$1046
134 km or 83 mi	Mokpo	$991
143 km or 89 mi	Gyeongsan	$976
145 km or 90 mi	Masan	$994
146 km or 91 mi	Chungju	$892
147 km or 92 mi	Osan	$1050
149 km or 93 mi	Changwon	$1032
149 km or 93 mi	Miryang	$991
157 km or 98 mi	Hwaseong	$1076
157 km or 98 mi	Yongin	$1102
159 km or 99 mi	Tongyeong	$981