Indianapolis vs Kagoshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	Kagoshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$2272
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$590
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$1815
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	70	47
😀 Quality of life	89	74
🏙️ Population	888K	594K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 153% more expensive than in Kagoshima. Cities ranked 1079th and 5922nd ($2405 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th and 566th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.9 months in Kagoshima. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Kagoshima ranked 203rd in Japan, while ranked 237th and 1925th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Kagoshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$3855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$49.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$5.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$4.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$5.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$10.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$40
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$12053

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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 Kagoshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Hioki	$891
16 km or 10 mi	Aira	$887
25 km or 16 mi	Kirishima	$877
27 km or 17 mi	Minamikyushu	$887
30 km or 19 mi	Minamisatsuma	$886
30 km or 19 mi	Ichikikushikino	$885
34 km or 21 mi	Satsumasendai	$881
36 km or 22 mi	Satsuma	$879
37 km or 23 mi	Kanoya	$876
39 km or 24 mi	Ibusuki	$881
44 km or 27 mi	Makurazaki	$878
44 km or 27 mi	Soo	$851
48 km or 30 mi	Shibushi	$858
50 km or 31 mi	Miyakonojo	$844
51 km or 32 mi	Isa	$868
56 km or 35 mi	Mimata	$825
58 km or 36 mi	Izumi	$873
59 km or 37 mi	Kobayashi	$840
71 km or 44 mi	Minamata	$871
71 km or 44 mi	Hitoyoshi	$858
78 km or 48 mi	Nichinan	$816
89 km or 55 mi	Miyazaki	$791
98 km or 61 mi	Saito	$803
102 km or 63 mi	Amakusa	$871
103 km or 64 mi	Yatsushiro	$866
107 km or 67 mi	Takanabe	$809
111 km or 69 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$867
117 km or 73 mi	Uki	$868
121 km or 75 mi	Minamishimabara	$869
122 km or 76 mi	Uto	$866
133 km or 82 mi	Shimabara	$863
134 km or 84 mi	Kumamoto	$922
135 km or 84 mi	Mashiki	$866
136 km or 85 mi	Hyuga	$855
142 km or 88 mi	Unzen	$869
143 km or 89 mi	Kikuyo	$866
145 km or 90 mi	Koshi	$867
146 km or 90 mi	Ozu	$867
147 km or 91 mi	Isahaya	$878
147 km or 91 mi	Nagasaki	$952